People, Places, and Things

Question 1

Farming is very difficult in these cities

Answer 1

Istanbul, Cairo, Tehran, and Baghdad

Question 2

Islam is divided into what two groups

Answer 2

Sunni and Shia

Question 3

Both Islam groups follow what holy book

Answer 3

The Koran

Question 4

Muslims in these countries are mostly Shia

Answer 4

Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan and parts of Lebanon and Syria

Question 5

Most Muslims take a journey to Makkah called what

Answer 5

The Haij

Question 6

Christians are dominant in what countries

Answer 6

Armenia, Georgia, and parts of Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran

Question 7

What is the major Christian holiday

Answer 7

Easter

Question 8

3/4 of Israel are Jewish and they practice what on the weekend

Answer 8

The Sabbath

Question 9

What is the holiest day for Jews

Answer 9

Yom Kippur

Question 10

What are some other Major languages of the region

Answer 10

Hebrew, Israeli, Turkish and Farsi

Question 11

What were the two main ancient civilizations of the region

Answer 11

Egypt and Mesopotamia

Question 12

Persia is now what two countries

Answer 12

Iran and Iraq

Question 13

What theocracy created calendars, wheels and the plow

Answer 13

The Sumerians

Question 14

What king invaded the area of Sumer and created one of the first leagal codes

Answer 14

King Hammurabi

Question 15

This group won elections in the Palestinian Territories in 2006

Answer 15

The Hamas