European Partioning of the Middle East

A distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together.

• Arabs
• Persians
• Kurds

Between Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Turkey, ________________________ has the most oil

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Turkey

Which of the following religions have holy sites in Jerusalem, Israel? (Select all that apply!)

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

Mesopotamia

• Also known as the Fertile Crescent.

  Meaning: 'Between two rivers."

  Modern day Syria, Iran, Iraq.

  Home to the earliest civilizations.

• A very harsh / strict code of law created by the King of Babylon

• Writing system of Ancient Mesopotamia - surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.

The British promised the land of Palestine to:

• The Jews
• The Arabs
• The French
• All of these

After WWII, the newly created UN awarded Palestine to:

• The Jews
• Two states, both Jews and Palestinians
• The Palestinians
• The British

The main conflict is between:

• Jews VS Muslims
• Jews Vs Palestinians
• Jews VS Arabs
• Christian VS Muslim

The main thing these two groups of people are fighting over is:

• Land
• Religion
• Ethnicity
• Free Wifi

What word means the scattering of the Israelite's to many other nations?

• Migration

• Diaspora

• Captivity

• Wandering

What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Shintoism

• Islam