Chapter 18
Yemen
BLANK is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula
crade of civilization
Mesopotamia is also known as the BLANK
Sunni
Muslims who believe in the ability of the majority of the community to interpret Islamic teachings; they make up 1 of the 2 main branches of Islam
Shia
Muslims who believe that true interpretation of Islamic teaching can only come from certain religious & political leaders called imams, they make up one of the 2 main branches of Islam
Arabian Peninsula
THE BLANK has the largest sand desert in the world
Shah
a Persian title that means "king"
Persian Gulf
a body of water located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Zagros Mountains in Iran; it has enormous oil deposits along its shores
wadi
a dry streambed
theocracy
a government ruled by religious leaders
embargo
a limit on trade
Tigris River
a major river in Southwest Asia; with the Euphrates River it defined the "land between the rivers" known as Mesopotamia
U.S. Embassy 50
a mob of students attacked the BLANK in Tehran and took more than BLANK American hostages
Euphrates River
a river in Southwest Asia
oasis
a wet, fertile area in a desert where a spring or well provides water
OPEC
an international organization whose members work to influence the price of oil on world markets by controlling the supply
president parliment
even though religious leaders control Iran, its government has an elected BLANK and BLANK
Saddam Hussein
in 1979, BLANK became Iraq's president
Kuwait
in 1990, Iraq invaded BLANK
1978
in BLANK Iranians began a revolution
Farsi
most of the people in Iraq speak BLANK
Muslims
nearly all Iraqis are BLANK
revolution
the 365 1/4 day trip Earth takes around the sun each year
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the United Arab Emirates consists of BLANK tiny kingdoms
27
the average age in Iran is BLANK years old
Tehran
the capital of Iran
Baghdad
the capital of Iraq
Arabian Peninsula
the worlds largest peninsula; located in Southwest Asia
fossil water
water underground that is not being replaced by rainfall
shia sunni
what are the 2 main branches of Islam
oil water
what are the regions 2 most valuable resources
the leader of Iran
what is an ayatollah
Rub' al-Kahli in Saudi Arabia
what is the name of the worlds largest desert and where is it located
Arabic
what is the official language of Iraq
the Caspian Sea
what sea borders Iran to the North
monarchy
what type of government does Saudi Arabia have
Saudi Arabia
which is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula
Tigris and Euphrates
which rivers flow across a low flat plain in Iraq and join together before reaching the Persian Gulf
