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53 Cards in this Set
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What is the capital of Turkey? |
Ankara |
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What is the capital of Iraq? |
Baghdad |
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What is the capital of Syria? |
Damascus |
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What is the capital of Iran |
Tehran
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What is the capital of Saudi Arabia? |
Riyadh |
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What is the capital of Lebanon? |
Beruit |
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What was present day Iraq and Iran? |
Mesopotamia |
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What was located between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers? |
The fertile crescent |
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What was the first city in Mesopotamia? |
Sumer |
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What is a theocracy? |
Places ruled by a king who also is the religious leader. |
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Near which river did Egyptian civilization begin? |
The Nile |
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When did Mesopotamia begin? |
3,500 B.C. |
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What plant makes paper? |
Papyrus |
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What were the pyramids used as? |
Tombs for pharaohs. |
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What is believing in one called? |
Monotheistic |
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What is the holy land for 3 religions? |
Jerusalem |
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What are 3 major examples of monotheistic? |
Judaism, Christianity and Islam. |
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Who is the prophet in Judaism? |
Moses |
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What is the Jewish holy book? |
Torah |
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What is the Jewish place of worship? |
Temple and Synagog. |
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How many follow Judaism? |
14,000,000 |
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How many years ago was Christianity formed? |
2,000 |
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Who is the Messiah in Christianity? |
Jesus |
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What is the Christian holy book? |
The Bible |
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Where do Christians worship? |
Church, Cathedral and Chapel |
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How many people follow Christianity? |
2.2 billion |
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How many years ago did Islam start? |
1,500 years ago |
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What are the two types of Muslim? |
Shia and Sunni |
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Who is the prophet? |
Mohammed |
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What is the Muslim holy book? |
The Toran |
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Who is the Muslim god? |
Allah |
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What are the 5 pillars of faith? |
State your belief in Islam Pray 5 times a day Give money to the poor Fast during the month of Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca |
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What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called? |
The Hajj |
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What is the Islam place of worship? |
Mosque |
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How many people follow Islam? |
1.6 billion |
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What is the largest country on the Arabian Penisula? |
Saudi Arabia |
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Who is Saudi Arabia's leader? |
King al Saud |
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What kind of government is Saudi Arabia? |
Monarchy |
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What country is Mecca in? |
Saudi Arabia |
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What is desalination? |
Process of removing salt from water. |
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What are Iraq's main water resources? |
Tigris and the Euphrates rivers |
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What countries are part of OPEC? |
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Iran, Iraq and Kuwiat. |
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Who is the leader of Syria? |
Bashar al-Assad |
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Who are the Bedouin people? |
Nomadic desert people. |
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What is the capital of Israel? |
Jerusalem |
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What conflict is going on in Israel? |
Israelites vs. Palestines |
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What kind of goverment is Jordan? |
A constitutional moarchy |
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Who is the Leader of Jordan? |
King Abdullah II |
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What is a constitutional monarchy? |
Monarchy with a parliment. |
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What is th natiojnal symbol of Lebanon and why? |
The ceder tree because ceders used to be all over the land. |
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How much of the governments money is made from oil and natural gas? |
85% |
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Is Turkey Europian or Asian? |
It is Euraisian. |
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What do the Turks see the Kurds as? |
Terroist |
