GEO-Middle East Note Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Where did the first civilizations develop? | Fertile Crescent |
| The Fertile Crescent runs from the __?__ to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. | Eastern Mediterranean |
| The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers became known as... | Mesopotamia |
| Who first developed writing? | Sumerians |
| Who first developed iron weapons? | Assyrians |
| Who established a large trading network in the Mediterranean Sea? | Phoenicians |
| What three major religions all began in the Middle East? | Judaism Christianity Islam |
| Which religion is the religion of the Jewish people? | Judaism |
| Who began Judaism about 1700 BC? | Abraham |
| What is the sacred text of Judaism? | Old Testament or Torah |
| Judaism was the first religion to believe in a... | single God |
| Christianity was begun by ___?___ about 2000 years ago. | Jesus |
| Around 300 AD, Christianity became the main religion of the... | Roman Empire |
| Christianity eventually divided into what three parts? | Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Protestant Christianity |
| What parts of the Bible are the sacred texts for Christians? | Old Testament New Testament |
| Islam was founded by __?__ in 570 AD. | Mohammed |
| Followers of Islam are known as __?__ or __?__ . | Moslems Muslims |
| What is the sacred text of Islam called? | Koran Quran |
| Islam has divided into two parts, the __?__ and the __?__ . | Sunni Shiite |
| What has lead to several wars and dominates politics in Middle East? | Arab-Israeli conflict |
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