Select the plentiful resources in the Arabian Peninsula.

The largest peninsula in the world and has the largest sand desert in the world.

The two important rivers that flow across Iraq and created Mesopotamia.

This country's economy is based on oil and is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula.

In 1990 Iraq invaded this country to try to control oil because this country's economy is based on oil.

A group of islands located in the Persian Gulf that is rich. The economy is based on oil, banking, and tourism

A wealthy monarchy whose economy is based on oil.

This country consists of 7 tiny kingdoms and its economy relies on oil and natural gas.

A country with an economy based on oil that is not very wealthy.

A civil war began in 2015 between this country's government and rebels. This is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula and its economy is based on oil.

Muslims who believe that true interpretations of Islamic teaching can only come from certain religious and political leaders called imams.

Muslims who believe in the ability of the majority of the community to interpret Islamic teachings.

The capital of Iraq.

In 1979 this harsh ruler became Iraq's president and ruled harshly.

What was the result of the Iraq-Iran war? Select all that apply.

In the Iraq-Kuwait war...

In 2003, U.S. President ________ ______ ordered U.S. forces to attack Iraqi targets and crush Saddam's government.

Iraq today must rebuild its government and economy, which have suffered from years of conflict.

__________ is a huge influence on government and daily life in Iran.

The capital of Iran.

True or false? In 1979, Iranians began a revolution and overthrew the Shah and set up an Islamic republic.

________ (religious leaders) now control Iran's government.

The ____ ______ was very important to ancient Egyptians.

Why were the pyramids built?

The southern region of ancient Egypt.

The northern part of ancient Egypt.

The title used by the rulers of Egypt.

The first pharaoh of Egypt.

A method to preserve bodies and keep them from decaying.

A person's life force; soul according to ancient Egyptians.

Select all of the choices that are ancient Egyptian gods.

The Egyptian writing system.

A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and another writing system that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.

An imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion that was often shown on Egyptian statues.

Drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and started the New Kingdom.

Increased trade and used money to build impressive monuments.

The only pharaoh whose tomb was not robbed by tomb robbers. It was discovered intact and filled with many treasures.

The empire of _________ fell to invaders in the 1400s.

________ took over West Africa and built a new Islamic empire, conquering many of the lands that were once part of Mali.

______ ______ was the most famous ruler in Mali, he put West Africa on the map and help spread Islam through West Africa.

Son of Mansa Musa and a very weak ruler, could not stop raiders from attacking Mali.

Overthrew the king and supported education and learning in the Songhai Empire.

______ arrived in Africa in search of valuable trade goods and established colonies in Africa.

The first European colony in West Africa.

The first European colony in West Africa was established by the ___________ in 1482.

The first Christian kingdom in Africa.

The Scramble of Africa was...

The _________ beat the Boers.

The ________ resisted European imperialism for about 50 years.

The only country to never have been a European colony.

A series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across the Middle East in early 2011.

The Arab Spring started in...

True or false? During the Arab Spring, social media gave the revolutionaries a platform to spread their messages and to organize protests.

The intentional destruction of people.

The _______ and ________ were the 2 main ethnic groups in Rwanda.

True or false? The Tutsi tried to kill of all Hutu population.

_______ suffered from ethnic and religious conflict for many years and the fighting started in 2000 where thousands died.

True or false? South Sudan became independent from Sudan.

The racial segregation system in South Africa.

_______ ________ protested against apartheid.

____ __ _______ officially ended Apartheid.

Indian civilization developed on the ______ river.

The Aryans formed a religion known as ________.

A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body.

________ _______ searched for wisdom in many ways.

The teachings of _______ deal with finding peace.

In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace.

In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.

Select all of the physical features of the Indian subcontinent.

True or false? The Indian subcontinent has a great variety of climate regions and resources.

A landform that separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia.

The world's highest mountain.

A major river in northern India.

Iranians celebrate _________ and display goldfish in their windows.