Middle East

Which country is not in the Middle East?

• Kenya
• Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait
• United Arab Emirates

The deserts in the Middle East tend to have populations that

• are nomadic (Move to find resources that are spread out across a large area)

• Swim

• Are nonviolent

Mesopotamia, “Land Between the Two Rivers”, was located in between which two rivers?

• Tigris & Nile

• Euphrates & Nile

• Susquehanna & Mississippi

• Tigris & Euphrates

What is the most valuable natural resource of the Middle East?

• Diamonds

• Apples

• Gold

• Oil

The spread of cultural beliefs from one area to another is called...

• Economics

• Religion

• Cultural Diffusion

• TODALS

Which religions all began in the Middle East and consider Jerusalem a holy city?

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam

• Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism

• Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism

• Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism

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

Where do most people live in the Middle East?

• near water and arable land

• near oil

• in the desert

• in Dubai

What is another name for the belief in one God?

• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism

Which religious founder came first historically: Mohammad, Abraham, or Jesus?

• Mohammad

• Abraham

• Jesus