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Middle East Test Study Guide
Know these terms and their importance.
Mesopotamia/ Fertile Crescent
silt
city-state
empire
social hierarchy
ziggurat
architecture
Hammurabi’s Code
chariot
cedar
scribe
irrigation
canals
surplus
Division of labor
cuneiform
pictographs
alphabet
BC/BCE
AD/CE
Terms From the Study of the Three
Religions of the Middle East
Polytheism
Monotheism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Muslim
Theocracy
Torah
Talmud
Bible
Old Testament
New Testament
Qur’an/Koran
Savior/Messiah
Prophet
Temple/synagogue
Church
mosque
Sunnis
Shia’ah/Shiites
Abraham
Ishmael
Jesus
Muhammad
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
Israel
Major World Religions
What are the three major world religions that have their roots in the Middle East?
A.
B.
C.
Who were their founders?
A.
B.
C.
When?
A.
B.
C.
How were they founded?
A.
B.
C.
How are the religions the same? How are they different?
Locations to know:
Algeria
Mediterranean Sea
Cyprus
Nile River
Egypt
Persian Gulf
Iran
Red Sea
Iraq
Israel
Libya
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Turkey
Arabian Sea
Caspian Sea
You will also need to respond to questions regarding
a modern day issue in the Middle East.
Be prepared to name an issue, describe it briefly,
tell who or what was involved in this issue, and be
able to list at least two facts about the issue.