North Africa & Southwest Asia Ch. 18

The main language and ethnic group of the region

• Farsi

• Hebrew

• Arabic

• Islamic

Who lives in the boarder region of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Russia? Sadam Used chemical Weapons against them.

• Kurds

• Armenians

• Berber

• Jews

The nation that was formerly known as Persia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Yemen

The word that means "the land between two rivers"

• Cyprus

• Ziggurat

• Mesopotamia

• Euphrates

What is the word for people who move from place to place?

• Nomad

• Tourist

• Settler

• Citizen

The Arabs of the Muslim World are given credit for introducing this concept?

• Biology

• Algebra

• Physics

• Calculus

Most important development of the Phoenicians?

• alphabet

• mudbricks

• the plow

• taco bell grande

Male leader of an Islamic village or family?

• Cleric

• Sheik

• Ayattolah

• Mullah

Over what percentage of Egypt's population lives in the Nile River Valley?

• 90%

• 60%

• 50%

• 33%

The religions of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam all consider this city holy to their religions

• Istanbul

• Cairo

• Jerusalem

• Tehran