Middle east and Arab Spring

What three religions began in the Middle East?

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

Who are the main groups fighting in Israel?

• Palestinian Arabs

• Egyptian Muslims

• Christians

• Israeli Jews

The Arab Spring was a series of uprisings where people wanted:

• oil money

• democracy and freedoms

• the freedom to bear arms

• ISIS to leave their country

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

• water

• oil/petroleum

• diamonds

• arable cropland

What is the name of the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• Oman

• United Arab Emirates

Which Middle Eastern country is in both Asia and Europe?

• Turkey

• Romania

• Somalia

• Israel

This country has one of the lowest "freedom" scores in the world. Millions of refugees have fled the raging civil war.

• Jordan

• North Korea

• Israel

• Syria

Muslims are required to make a religious pilmigrage to what city?

• Cairo

• Jordan

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

What is monotheism?

• Belief in many gods

• Belief in a single God

• Not believing in any gods

What do Judaism, Islamic, and Christianity have in common?

• All people are evil

• All people are good

• Belief in only one God, their God

• Belief in many Gods