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What two bodies of water, or seas, did the Suez Canal connect?

Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

Explain the positives and negatives of the Aswan Dam on the Nile River:

 Pros-new fishing spots, and farmers can grow crops year round

Cons-expensive, farmers in the north had to use fertilizer, fewer fish survived

 Why did the Turks attack Armenians from 1894 to 1916?

They feared that the Armenians would support Russia in an invasion of their empire

The Taurus, Atlas, Caucasus, Zagros, Hejaz, & Elburz are all examples of what?

Mountain Ranges

 What Arab nation most closely follows Shariah law?

Saudi Arabia

What language and religion do most people in Israel practice?

Speak Hebrew and practices Judaism

What type of plant is used to turn salt water into fresh water?

Desalinization 

Why are European languages common in many parts of the Middle East?

They were once ruled by European Nations

The two major plateaus in the region are the Iranian Plateau and the Anatolian Plateau.

What religion helped spread Arab culture?

 Islam

How many Arabs live around the world today?

250 million

The Arabian Peninsula is home to the Arabian Desert and the Negev Desert.

What river is shared by Israel and Jordan?

Jordan River

What is the biggest desert in the world?

Sahara Desert

A permanent, natural source of water in the desert is called an Oasis.

What is the large desert in Saudi Arabia called?

 Rub al khali or “Empty Quarter”

What percent of the world’s oil is in the Middle East?

40%

The large saltwater lake with the highest salt content (31.5%) and the lowest point on Earth: 

 Dead Sea

Why did Great Britain want the Suez Canal built?

  It would decrease the trip from Britain to India by 6,000 miles

 How did the Ottoman Empire treat most people of different religious faiths?

They let other religions practice, but in 1915-1917 they didn’t because of the start of the Armenia Massacre

 About how many Armenians may have died during the Armenian Genocide?

About 1 million

These two rivers form the system that made ancient Mesopotamia so fertile.

 Tigris and Euphrates

In what four countries do most Kurds live?

Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria

 What does Shariah law tell Muslims to do?

 What to eat, how to pray, and how to act in public

 What year did Israel become a nation? 

1948

What body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula from Iran?

 Persian Gulf

What country invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

Soviet Union

This is the longest river in the world.

 Nile

 Explain who Bedouins are and how they live in the Middle East:

They are Nomadic people who live in the desert

What one word describes the climate of the Middle East?

Arid