Middle East

Which religions all began in the Middle East and consider Israel a holy place?

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam
• Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
• Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
• Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism

Which geographical location below is considered an arid environment?

• desert
• rainforest
• valley with a river
• land between two rivers

What does arable mean?

• land suitable to grow crops
• land not suitable to grow crops
• land near water
• land high in the air, like a plateau

What ancient writing form did the Mesopotamians use and is the oldest writing form on the planet?

• Cuneiform
• Ogham
• Greek
• Latin

What ancient writing form did the Mesopotamians use and is the oldest writing form on the planet?

• Cuneiform
• Ogham
• Greek
• Latin

The geographic physical feature of deserts would best categorize the Middle East.  What term best characterizes all deserts?

• hot
• dry
• windy
• cool nights

What is the language of Islam's holy book?

• Hebrew
• Sandskrit
• Muslim
• Arabic

All of the following advancements are due to the influence of Islam EXCEPT

• Algebra
• hospitals
• our alphabet
• astronomy

Which of the 5 pillars would not include those who are ill or very old?

• prayer
• giving to charity
• pilgrimage
• profession of faith

Who united all of Mesopotamia under his rule?

• Hammurabi
• Darius
• Bishops
• all the above