Grade 5 Old World History and Geography Chapter 4 Checkup
Mediterranean climate
A climate with hot, dry summers and cool winters with some rain.
fertile
Able to grow crops
Allah
God of Islam
Israel
In what country is the National Water Carrier located?
Mosque
Islamic building of worship
Arabian, Sinai, Asia Minor
Name the three peninsulas of the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia, Iran
Name the two largest oil producers in the Middle East
Jordan, Tigris, Euphrates
Name three important rivers of the Middle East.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Name three religions that began in the Middle East.
Koran
The holy book of Islam
Tropic of Cancer
What Tropic line runs through the Middle East?
Mecca and Medina
What are the two holy cities for Muslims?
Saudi Arabia
What country is the largest Middle Eastern nation?
oil
What is the Middle East's most valuable natural resource?
Mt. Ararat
What is the Middle East's second-highest mountain?
Istanbul
What is the largest city in Turkey?
Muslims
What is the single largest religious group in the world?
Arabian
What is the worlds largest peninsula?
Cyprus
What island nation is located south of Turkey?
Arabic
What language is the most common in the Middle East?
Iran
Which country used to be called "Persia"?
Tel Aviv
Which modern Israeli city is an important center of business?
David Ben-Gurion
Who am I? First Prime Minister of Israel.
Ayatollah Khomeini
Who am I? The leader of Iran after it became an Islamic state.
Saddam Hussein
Who am I? The leader who invaded Kuwait.
Henry Martyn
Who am I? The missionary willing to "burn out" for God.
Muhammad
Who am I? Tthe founder of Islam?
plateau
an area of high, level land
steppes
dry grassy plains with little rainfall
sheik
the head of a Bedouin tribe
date palm
the most important tree in the Middle East today
Zionism
the movement whose purpose was the return of the Jews to the Holy Land
natural resources
the riches of the earth
1948
the year that the modern state of Israel was formed
dromedary
a one-humped Arabian camel
quarter
a section of a city
wadi
a temporary river
