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1
Q

climate

A

the average weather of a region

2
Q

sacred

A

holy, set apart

3
Q

By what name is the Middle East also known?

A

Crossroads of the World

4
Q

The Middle East involves these continents.

A

Asia, Europe, Africa

5
Q

The Middle East wraps around the ____.

A

Mediterranean Sea

6
Q

What percentage of the land of the Middle East is dry and barren?

A

80

7
Q

The _____ River is the essential water source of Egypt.

A

Nile

8
Q

The _____ region, where the Nile branches and empties into the Mediterranean Sea, has rich topsoil.

A

Nile Delta

9
Q

The king of the gods in the Egyptian religion was _____, the sun god.

A

Re

10
Q

Egyptian society was _____, meaning that men were dominant.

A

patriarchal