What writing system did Mesopotamian societies use?

Which world religions originated in Southwest Asia?

Until when did Islamic society expand across Southwest Asia?

Who established Christian states along the Mediterranean coast?

What was the name of the group of Muslim tribes that began building an empire on the Anatolian Peninsula in the 1300s and 1400s?

Which two countries were responsible for preparing the region for independence after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

What two groups in the region have been involved in a conflict over territory since 1948?

Name at least three countries in the region that have experienced civil wars in the 1900s.

What group living in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and western Iran has fought to gain their own country?

In which country did a revolution in the late 1970s result in the overthrow of a monarchy and the establishment of an Islamic republic?

Which country invaded Iran in 1980 and started a war that lasted eight years?

What country did Iraq invade and annex in 1990, triggering the Persian Gulf War?

What was the name of the Islamist ruling group that supported al-Qaeda and sheltered its leaders after the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?

What countries experienced democracy movements in 2010 and 2011?

Which of the following resources have helped the countries of the Persian Gulf modernize?

Belief in one god

What was the agricultural revolution?

As a result of the Second Gulf War what leader was overthrown?

Which is NOT a Pillar of Islam?