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| What are known as the Twin Rivers? |
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| Where do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty? |
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| What is the nickname for the Fertile Crecent? |
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| What is the Code of Hammurabi? |
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| Who were the fiercest, cruelest, and most warlike of all ancient people? |
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| What were the Assyrian's weapons made of? |
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| The capital of Babylon is Nivevah which means what? |
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| Who rebulit the city of Babylon along the Euphrates River? |
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| Nebuchadnezzar bulit what? |
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| The Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
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| What is Persia known as today? |
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| How much does Saudi Arabia fill of the Arabian Peninsula? |
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| What is the natural resource on the Arabian Peninsula? |
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| What are the bodies of water and their direction that is surrounding hte Arabian Peninsula? |
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West- Red Sea
East- Persian Gulf
South- Arabian Sea |
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| Who founded the Islam religion? |
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| Where is Muhammad buried? |
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| What is the Muslim name for God? |
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| What is the Holy book of Islam? |
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| What is the name given to the followers of Islam? |
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| How many times a day do Muslims pray and which way do they face? |
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| What are Muslims not allowed to have? |
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| When do the Muslims fast? |
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| during the sacred month of Ramadan- no food or drink from sun up to sun set |
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| Where do Muslims have to visit at least once before death? |
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| What were the terms of hte Arab/Muslim Empire's policy? |
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-accept Islam
-pay a yearly tax
-or die |
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| What is the Capital fo Sria? |
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| What is Damascus to the rest of the world? |
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| the oldest permanent city in the world |
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| What is a nickname for the camel? |
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| What are some characteristics of camels? |
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| thick padded feet, can tightly close nostrils and lips to keep out sand, hump, and very temperamental |
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| Where is half the population Chrisian and the other half Muslim? |
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| What city was renamed Constaniple in 330 AD? |
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| What were the Ottoman Empire rulers called? |
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| What city became the capital of the Ottoman Empire and was renamed Instanbul? |
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