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What is the dominant religion in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Islam
Islam holy book
Quran
Islam's holiest city
Mecca
Shia (or Shiite) Muslims are found mainly in the country of ______________________________.
Iraq and Iran
differences among groups of people based on their origins, languages, customs,or beliefs
ethnic diversity
Where do most people in this region live in general
along seacoasts, rivers, highlands, or near oasis
What is the reason why most people live in Israel today
both Jews and Palestinians believe the land is theirs
group who ruled most of the European Mediterranean area for 600 years
Ottoman Empire
When did most countries of this region gain their independence
after WWII
What group of people want to live and govern the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Palestinians
What problems are caused by this region’s high population growth rate
amount of resources couldn't keep up with population
Egyptian form of picture writing
hieroglyphics
belief in one God
monotheism
pyramid shaped temples built in a step-like fashion made of mud and brick
ziggarats
writing system of Summerians, using wedge-shaped symbols on wet clay tablets
cuneiform