Syria, Lebanon, Jordan

__________________ is the capital of Syria and is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.

• Damascus

• Beirut

• Jordan

• Lebanon

________________ , the capital of Lebanon, was badly damaged during a civil war.

• Beirut

• Damascus

• Amman

• Syria

The Romans called this ancient trading center in Syria _________________ , meaning “city of palm trees.”

• Palmyra

• Beirut

• Bedouins

• Amman

_________________ , who mostly live in the deserts of Southwest Asia, are Arabic-speaking nomads.

• Arabs

• Bedouins

• Syrians

• Muslims

The capital of Jordan, ________________ , is also the country’s largest city.

• Amman

• Beirut

• Lebanon

• Syria

Syria’s population of more than 18 million is about 90 percent ________________ and about 10 percent Kurd or Armenian.

• Arab

• Christian

• Muslim

• Jewish

After World War I, France controlled Syria and _______________.

• Lebanon

• Jordan

• Amman

• Iraq