Middle East Unit Vocabulary

Arab World...

• The diversity or differences found within people of the same religion, nation or community. 

• A loosely defined term that covers the area east of the Mediterranean Sea and areas near the Arabian Peninsula. 

• A region that shares the Islamic Religion as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

• A region that shares the Arabic language as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

Islamic World...

• The diversity or differences found within people of the same religion, nation or community. 

• A loosely defined term that covers the area east of the Mediterranean Sea and areas near the Arabian Peninsula. 

• A region that shares the Islamic Religion as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

• A region that shares the Arabic language as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

The Middle East...

• The diversity or differences found within people of the same religion, nation or community. 

• A loosely defined term that covers the area east of the Mediterranean Sea and areas near the Arabian Peninsula. 

• A region that shares the Islamic Religion as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

• A region that shares the Arabic language as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

Internal Diversity is...

• The diversity or differences found within people of the same religion, nation or community. 

• A loosely defined term that covers the area east of the Mediterranean Sea and areas near the Arabian Peninsula. 

• A region that shares the Islamic Religion as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

• A region that shares the Arabic language as being a key part of the nation, culture and geography. 

Which country is in the Islamic World, but not the Arabic World?

• Jordan

• Indonesia

• Saudi Arabia

• Egypt

Which country is in the Middle East, but does not have Arabic as the most common language?

• Jordan

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Egypt

Which country in the Middle East has a language derived from Persian?

• Turkey

• Lebanon

• Iran

• Jordan

The fact not all people in the Middle East are Islamic is an example of...

• Internal Diversity

• Artifacts

• Persian Empire

• Misunderstanding

The Middle East is East of...

• Europe

• China

• Africa

• India

A World Heritage Site is...

• A place of very little importance to human history.

• One of the earliest human civilizations. It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris-Euphrates river system. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means "between rivers" in Greek. 

• Only found in Africa and Asias.

• Places or areas that are thought to have very high levels of importance to humanity.