The Arab World الْعالَمْ الْعَرَبي

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

• Arabs
• Persians
• Kurds
• Circassians

A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East

• Arabs
• Persians
• Kurds
• Armenians

What three religions began in the Middle East?

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

This city is considered holy for many religions.

• Mecca,

• Bombay

• Jerusalem

• Osaka

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

What is this area called that allows 20% of the world's oil to be shipped out of the Persian Gulf?

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

• Indian Ocean

• Strait of Hormuz

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

• Lebanon

The Middle East and other areas were held for about 700 years by this empire, which collapsed as a result of World War I.

• German Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Austro-Hungarian Empire

• Russian Empire