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Countries on the Medditerean coast have a ____________ climate

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Medditerean

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Suadi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran have _________ climates

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dry

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Landforms in the Middle East are

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The Arabian Peninsula, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Jordan River, Dead, Pontic Mountains, Taurus Mountains, Tigris River, and the Euphrates Rivers.

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The __________ River runs south from Syria through Israel and ends in Jordan forming the ______ Sea

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Jordan, Dead

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The _________-Mountains are one of the largest ranges in the Middle East

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Pontic

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The Pontic’s mountains largest peak is with____________ reaching about __________ft

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Mt. Ararat’s, 16,854

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The _________ and ___________ Rivers flow _____ beginning near _______ and flowing south through Iraq before emptying into the ___________-

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Tigris, Euphrates, south, Turkey, Persian Gulf

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers form the _______ _________, the area where _______ life is believed to have first begun.

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Fertile Crescent, human

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__________, __________, and __________ are all regions that trace their heritage back to the Biblical character ___________

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Abraham

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Israel is called the ____ ____, because the worlds largest religions _______, ________, and _________ claims it as it’s _____ _____

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Holy Land, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, holy site

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The kingdom of Israel was founded around ____ BC under the first king, ____

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1000, Saul

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Israel’s two most famous kings are _______ and his son _____

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David, Solomon

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_______ is a religion that started in Suadi Arabia by the leader __________

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Islam, Muhammad

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Islam is based on submitting to _____ and following the _____. There are two main branches _____ and ______

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Allah, Quran, Sunni, Shiite/Shi’a

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With the exception of _____, most Middle Eastern countries all have one cultural similarity: _____

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Israel, Islam

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The world’s first civilization: _____ ______ near the _____ and _______ rivers in modern day _______

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Ancient Sumer, Tigris, Euphrates, Iraq

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The people of Ancient Sumer moved from a hunter-gatherer society to ______ around ____ BC.

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agrarian, 5000

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The first major civilization was fully formed around ____ BC

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4,500

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Iran’s earliest empire was the _______ Empire

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Persian

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Around _____ BC the Persians began expanding around the Medditerean as far as ______

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500, Greece

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Iran is about __% Shi’a and __% Sunni

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90, 10

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Most Middle Eastern countries rely on ___ exportation as the main factor of their _________.

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oil, econimes

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OPEC or ___________ of ________ _________ ________ is an organization that works to influence the price of ___ around the world by ________ the supply

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, oil, controlling

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Abraham has two sons named what?

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Isaac and Ishmael

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Isaac has two sons named what?
Jacob (later changed to Israel) and Esau
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After Jacob it goes to ___ son, _____, ______, and then _____
12, Moses, David, Jesus
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After Ishmael, it goes to ___________
Muhammad
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The founder of Judaism is ______ because he was the father of the _______ because God _______ ________ to him, establishing the ________.
Arabham, Hebrews, relieved himself, covent
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The founder of Christianity was _____ because he started a _____ and taught his _________
Jesus, ministry, disciples
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The founder of Islam is _________ because _______ relieved himself to him
Muhammad, Allah
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When was Judaism founded
1800 BC
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Christianity was founded in __ AD in the ___ century because it began as a second _______ ______ _____
30, 1st, Temple Judaic sect
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Islam was founded in ___ AD when __________ started teaching
622, Muhammad
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What are the holy books in Judaism
The Tanakh/Hebrew Bible
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The holy book in Christianity is the _____ _______ split into the ____ __________ and the ____ ____________
Holy Bible, old testament, new testament
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The holy books of Islam are the ______ which are the messages ____ gave to ____________
Quran, Allah, Muhammad
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Jesus's role in Judaism is that they believed he was not the ________
Messiah
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Jesus's role in Christianity is that he is the _______
Messiah
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Jesus's role in Islam is that they believed he was a _______ and that there is no _______
Prophet, Messiah
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The major beliefs of Judaism are that their awaiting the ______, and they believe they are the ______ people of ____
Messiah,chosen, God
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The major beliefs of Christianity are that _____ is the ____ of God which means God ______ as _____, that _____ resurrected on the ____ day and _____ died on the _____ to save our ____
Jesus, the Son, incarnated, Jesus, Jesus, third, Jesus, cross, sins
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What are the five pillars of beliefs in Islam
Faith in Allah, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Hajj
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The Sahara Desert is about the size of what.
The USA
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The longest river in West Africa is the _______ River, which is ______ miles long
Niger, 2600
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West Africa is rich in natural resources like ___ and ________
oil, diamonds
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The highest mountain in Africa is ______ _________, which is _____ feet tall in _______
Mount Kilimanjaro, 19,340, Tanzania
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The largest lake in Africa is ____ ________
Lake Victoria
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A rift valley is when what happens.
where two tectonic plates move apart from each other splitting the land and creating a valley
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The Nile river is made up of two main rivers the ____ ____ and the _____ ____
Blue Nile, White Nile
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The White Nile flows out of _____ ________ and The Blue flows to of _________ _________
Lake Victoria, Ethiopia's Highlands
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The Congo River runs ________ and drains the Congo Basin in the ________ _____
westward, Atlantic Ocean
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The Zambezi River runs ________ and empties into the _____ _____
eastward, empties, Indian Ocean
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The ________ _____ is the biggest and most famous waterfall on the Zambezi River
Victoria Falls
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The Congo Basin is a what?
a large low, flat area in central Africa
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Most of Sothern Africa lies on a large _______.
Plateau
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What desert lies on the Atlantic coast
Namib Desert
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Ghana ruled in ___ AD and Mail ruled in ____ AD
800, 300
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Ghana and Mali are known for trading like ____ and ___
salt, gold
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The Empire of Mali lasted from ____ AD to ____ AD
1230, 1600
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Mali's most famous leader was _____ ____
Mansa Musa
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Mansa translates to "______ and _______"
sultan, emperor
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Mansa Musa is one of the _______ people in history
richest
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Christianity was introduced to east Africa in ___ AD by missionaries from _____
300, Egypt
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Many ____ ________ were built in parts of Ethiopia by a Christian ruler named ________ on ____ AD
rock churches, Lailbela, 1200
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_______ is a trade language in Eastern Africa
Swahili
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The _____ _______ was one of the most important kingdoms in Central Africa
Kongo Kingdom
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Kongo Kingdom was founded in ____ AD
1300
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One of the things the Kongo Kingdom traded was _____
Ivory
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One prominent people of southern Africa are the _____.
Shona
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The Shona are best known for the capital _____ ________ found around ____ AD
Great Zimbabwe, 1100
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The Shona traded but were also _____ _______ and ____ ______
great herders, gold miners
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The _______ ________ ______ is one of the most famous native languages in Southern Africa
Khoisan language family
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The Khoisan language family is known for its ________ sounds
clicking
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The ____ _____ is the 2nd longest river in the world and is ____ miles long
Nile River, 4000
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The _____ Mountains are in southern Algeria and Morocco and border the ______ Desert
Atlas, Sahara
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The atlas mountain range's average in _____ feet
10,000
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The Nile River Valley is home to some of the world's oldest civilizations including ancient _____ and _____
Egypt, Sudan
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Egyptians built giant pyramids as a tomb for their ________
Pharaohs
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The Great Pyramid built for the Pharaoh _____ is made up of __ million blocks
Khufu, 2.5
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Spain controlled most of ________, France controlled _______ and ______ and the British controlled _____
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt
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Most people in Northern Africa are _______ meaning they practice the religion of _____
Muslims, Islam
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Only __% of Egyptians are _________
10, Christian

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