Middle East Geography

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  1. 2. _____ Group: a group of individuals who share a common cultural background or descent. This could be based on a common language, ancestry, or history.
  2. 5. basic beliefs of Islam that include belief in one God (Allah), charity, pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting and daily prayers.
  3. 7. belief in only one God
  4. 12. narrow strip of water connecting 2 large bodies of water.
  5. 15. ruler of the Muslim community whose duty was to spread religious rule
  6. 16. the oldest monotheistic religion founded by Abraham and the followers are called Jews.
  7. 17. _____ Canal: waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important trade route
  8. 18. process to take the salt out of sea water
  9. 19. ethnic group living in modern-day Iran that speak Persian. They follow the Islamic religion but a different branch known as Shia Muslims.
  10. 21. _____ Group: group of people who follow a common set of ethics and have shared spiritual beliefs about God.
  11. 22. monotheistic religion founded by Jesus and the followers are called Christians.
  12. 25. branch of Islam that followed a caliph who was a friend to Muhammad.
  13. 26. ethnic group originating on the Arabian peninsula and living in North Africa and the Middle East who are mainly Muslim and speak Arabic.
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  1. 1. taking water out of a river to use for irrigation or drinking
  2. 3. founder of Judaism
  3. 4. founder of Christianity—considered to be the Son of God, but only a prophet by the Jews and Muslim people.
  4. 6. _____ Quarter: a large desert in Saudi Arabia
  5. 8. bringing in water from another location to water crops.
  6. 9. an area of fertile land in the Middle East, extending around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates in a semicircle from Israel to the Persian Gulf.
  7. 10. founder of Islam in 600 AD
  8. 11. ethnic group located in the mountainous regions of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria that want their own country due to persecution.
  9. 13. religious trip that all Muslims are expected to make to Mecca once in their life.
  10. 14. a follower of Islam
  11. 20. Holy Book or sacred text for the Islamic religion & written in Arabic.
  12. 23. branch of Islam that followed a caliph related to Muhammad.
  13. 24. monotheistic religion founded by Muhammad whose followers are known as Muslims.