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History Test #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| India's Capital | New Delhi |
| Israel's Capital | Jerusalem |
| Turkey's Capital | Ankara |
| Lebanon's Capital | Beirut |
| Iran's Capital | Tehran |
| Pakistan's Capital | Islamabad |
| Israelites | Descendants of Abraham |
| Saul | First King of Israel |
| Six Day War | Israel Captured East Side of Jerusalem from Jordan |
| Mecca & Medina | Holy Cities to the Muslims |
| Indus River Valley | One of the Oldest Civilizations in the World |
| Caste System | Strict Social Classes in India |
| Sri Lanka | Previously Known as Ceylon |
| Mount Hermon | Source of the Jordan River |
| Assyria's Capital | Ninevah |
| Hammurabi | Wrote 300+ Laws |
| Arabian Peninsula | World's Largest Peninsula |
| Bay | Body of Water Smaller Than a Sea; Reaching into Land; With Wide Opening |
| Harbor | Sheltered Place Where Ships Anchor Safely |
| Beach | Sloping Coast Covered with Sand or Pebbles |
| Canal | Narrow, Manmade Channel of Water |
| Sound | Wider Than a Strait or Channel; Sometimes Separates Island from Mainland |
| Wadis | Temporary Rivers After Heavy Rains |
| Yemen | Southernmost Country of Middle East |
| Iran | Formerly Known as Persia |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | Leader of Iran from 1979-1989 |
| Cyrus the Great | Leader of Persia; Conquered 2nd Babylonian Empire |
| Daniel | Jewish Captive; Served the King of Babylon |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | First Prime Minister of India |
| Saddam Hussein | Iraqi Dictator who Invaded Kuwait |
| Vasco Da Gama | First European to reach India by sailing around Africa |
| Dead Sea | Lowest Place on Earth's Surface |
| Islam | Largest Religion in the Middle East |
| Refugees | People who have left their country because of hardships |
| Abraham Accords | 2020 Peace Agreement |
| Oman | Oldest Independent State in Arab World |
| Turkey & Iran | The Northern Highlands Region |
| Istanbul | Turkey's Largest City |
| Mauryan Empire | First Empire to Include Most of India |