SWANA Geo/History

Why is the city of Jerusalem important to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

• It’s in the center of the world

• It’s where the annual tri-religion conferences are held

• It is considered a holy city by all 3 religions because of the role it played in the founding of them

• It has a never-ending supply of oil

Sudan is _______ of Egypt

• North

• West

• South

• East

Which statement best describes the relative location of Iraq?

• Iraq is south of Sudan

• Iraq borders the Indian Ocean

• Iraq is west of Iran

• Iraq is over Turkey

The above list describes factors that caused and continue to cause—

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

• The Holocaust

• The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Dry area that makes farming difficult in Northern Africa

• Sahara Desert

• Mesopotamia

• Nile River

• Arabian Desert

 Ancient Civilization which developed the first written language

• Greece

• Mesopotamia

• Rome

• Egypt

Runs South to North through eastern Egypt

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Green Mile

1. A dispute between Jews and Palestinians over who rightfully owns land 

        in Israel

• Arab-Israeli Conflict

• World War 1

• World War 2

• Cold War

1. Following the Holocaust, the United Nations declared _____________ the official homeland of the

             Jewish people.

• Jordan

• Israel

• Poland

• Iraq

The spread of the islamic religion was attributed to:

• the One Hundred Years War

• protests such as the Arab Spring

• the lack of rights for women

• trade along the Silk Road