Question | Answer |
Where did the first settlers farm? | around rivers |
What were the first settlers the first to do? | domesticate animals |
What did the first settlers do before they started farming? | hunt and gather |
Where did the Sumerians settle? | between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
What are the 2 major contributions of the Sumerians? | irrigation and cuneiform |
What is the time period of the Sumerians? | 4000 BC |
The area of the Sumerians is in modern day Iraq. What was it called in the past? | Mesopotamia |
What is writing on clay tablets called? | cuneiform |
Who invented hieroglyphics? | Egyptians |
Who invented the alphabet where letters tood for sounds? | Phoenicians |
Who was responsible for the pyramids? | Egyptians |
Where did the Phoenicians settle? | Mediterranean East Coast near present day Israel |
What was the time period of the Egyptians? | 3000 BC |
Where did the Egyptians settle? | Nile River Valley |
What is the time period of the Persian Empire? | 500 B.C. |
What is a qanat? | underground irrigation canal |
Who built qanats? | Persians |
What is belief in one god? | monotheism |
Which religion has God called Allah? | Islam |
Which religion has covenant with God? | Judaism |
Which person made the covenant with God? | Abraham |
What is a follower of Islam called? | Muslim |
What is a follower of Judaism called? | Jew |
Where do Muslims worship? | mosque |
Were do Jews worship? | synagogue |
Which religion is based on Jesus of Nazareth? | Christianity |
Who crucified Jesus? | Romans |
Which religion believes that Moses and Jesus were lesser prophets? | Islam |
Which religion has the Old Testament of the Bible as the holy book? | Judaism |
In Judaism, what is God called? | Yahweh |
Which religion was founded when Muhammad saw an angel? | Islam |
Which religious followers lived in Israel? | Jews |
Who gave followers of Judaism the Laws to live by? | Moses |
Which 2 sons are the basis of the conflict between Jews and Muslims? | Ismael and Isaac |
Which son is the ancestor of the Jews? | Isaac |
Which son is the ancesor of the Muslims? | Ishmael |
What is the battle between the sons of Abraham about? | the land of Canaan (Israel) |
What is the holy city of the Muslims? | Mecca |
When do Muslims fast (what month)? | Ramadan |
One of the 5 Pillars of Islam is that Muslims must give ____ to the poor (alms). | charity |
One of the 5 Pillars of Islam is that Muslims must pray 5 times dailing facing _____. | Mecca |
One of the 5 Pillars of Islam is that Muslims must make a pilgrimage to ___ once in a lifetime. | Mecca |
What is the dominant religion of the region? | Muslim |
What are the 2 divisions of Muslims? | Sunni and Shiite |
Which language is used in the Koran? | Arabic |
What is a desert nomad? | bedouin |
Countries with economies based on ____ and ___have the highest standards of living. | oil and manufacturing |
Unsuitable land for farming, high population growths, and sparse fishing causes ______ | food shortages |
What are 3 sources of water? | underground supplies, 3 major rivers, desalination |
What is removing salt from salt water called? | desalination |
Which countries use desalination? | only the oil rich countries |
What's the problem with desalination? | very expensive |