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46 Cards in this Set
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What city in Turkey is the only one in the world located on 2 continents?
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Istanbul
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What city in Saudi Arabia is considered the center of Islam?
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Makkah
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What major worl religion was not established until 622 A.D.?
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Islam
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We cal North Africa and Southwest Asia the ____ _____
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Middle East
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What major river runs through Egypt?
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Nile River
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What major desert covers most of North Africa?
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Sahara
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What 3 major world religions began in the Middle East?
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Judaism, Christianity, an Islam
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Capital of Syria
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Damascus
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Captital of Isrsel
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Jerusalem
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Capital of Afganistan
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Kabul
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Major port for ships traveling between the Arabian and Red Seas
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Gulf of Aden
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Largest country on Arabian Peninsula
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Saudi Arabia
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Capital of Jordan
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Amman
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Mountain range in Iran
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Elburz
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Largest desert in th Arabian Peninsula
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Rub'alKhali
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Capital of Iraq
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Baghdad
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Jewish holy book
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Torah
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Islamic holy book
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Quran
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Belief in only one god
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Monotheism
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Jewish day of atonement
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Yon Kippur
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Christians believe He is the Messiah
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Jesus
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great prophet of Islam
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Muhammed
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Christians, Jews, and Muslims believe God gave hik the 10 commandments
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Moses
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Jews and Arabs believe they are decended from _____ _____
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Abraham and Sarah
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created a code of laws
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Hammaraubi
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This religion has more followers than any other on Earth
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Christianity
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agreement
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covenant
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fan-shaped fertile area
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delta
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government controlled by religious leaders
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theocracy
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"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"
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law code of Hammaraubi
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wedge-shaped markings on clay tablets
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cuneiform
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the scattering of Jews to many parts of the world
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diaspora
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land "between the rivers"
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Mespotania
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"great house"
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pharaoh
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belief in many gods and goddesses
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polytheism
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large tomb
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pyramid
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Morocco's largest city and port
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Casa Blanca
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separates the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt
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Suez Canal
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capital of Libya
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Tripoli
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country in which the Aswan High Dam has changed farming
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Egypt
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one of the leading producers of phosphates
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Morocco
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farm small plots in Egypt
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fellahin
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North Africa's smallest country
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Tunisia
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ergs are found here
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Algeria
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capital of Egypt
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Cairo
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the Sahara covers more than 90 percent of this country
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Libya
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