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Land and People
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Regions of the Middle East
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Two ties between the Middle East and North Africa
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Three continents that intersect in the Middle East
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Use of region since ancient times
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Strategic international importance
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Two ways that technology has improved irrigation
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Three major religions in the region
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Location of the majority of the population and reason why
Early Civilizations
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First civilization to develop and why
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Hammurabi's Code – importance of and basic principle
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Importance of Hittites
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Significance of Phoenician alphabet
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Main belief of Zoroaster and affect on Persians
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Exchange of ideas during the Roman Empire
Judaism
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Date that Israel came into existence and reason it did not last long
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Treatment of Hebrews by Persians and Romans
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Define Diaspora
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Define Covenant
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Identify the Torah and name place of worship
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10 Commandments
 Identify the following… o Abraham o Moses o Sabbath o Yom Kippur o 4 Major Types of Judaism in the US o Yarmulke o Wailing Wall o Yahweh
Christianity
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Other religion which came from Christianity
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Founder of Christianity
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Define Parable and Messiah
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Basic teachings of Christ
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Reason Greeks and Romans opposed Jesus
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Roman Empire helped to spread the Christian religion
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Reason Christianity appealed to the people
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Identify or define the following… o 3 Main Branches of Christianity o Sabbath o Easter

The World of Islam
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Two leading towns of the Arabian Peninsula
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Who "spoke" to Muhammad? What did they say?
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What was Muhammad to "proclaim"?
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Name and description of Islamic holy book
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Three reasons why many Arabs rejected the teachings of Islam at first
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What is the Kabaa's importance?
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Basic message of Islam
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Five Pillars
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Significance of Mecca and Medina
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What is Ramadan and how is it celebrated?
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Islamic centers of worship
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Fundamentalism
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Common characteristics between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
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Tensions in the Middle East between what groups?