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| What map would I use to know the location of North Africa and the Middle East ? |
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| Write a question for the following answer: North Africa and the Middle East is a region south and east of the Mediterranean Sea and North and West of the Arabian Sea/ Peninsula. |
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| What two regions are south and east of the Mediterranean Sea and North and West of the Arabian Sea/ Peninsula. |
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| The Suez Canal is a passageway that links which two bodies of water? Why? |
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| The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. To make Egypt equal to western nations. |
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| What are the major climate regions of North Africa and the Middle East? Which climate is dominant? |
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| Desert and semidesert. Desert is dominant. |
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| To transport water from one place to another, like a river to dry land. It is used to water plants. |
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| What does OPEC stand for and what does OPEC do? |
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| Organization of Petroelum Exporting Countries. Decides the price and amount of oil produced each year in the Middle East. |
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| Why is seawater bad for drinking and irrigation? |
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| It is salty and will dehydrate people and plants. |
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| What is the process of removing salt from sea water? What natural resource do countries on the Arabia Peninsula have in order to afford this process? |
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| What two rivers formed the Fertile Cresent of Ancient Mesopotomia? |
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When looking at a trimeline what mathematical operation would you use to find the amounts of years in between the following: *a B.C.E and a B.C.E year
*a C.E. and a C.E. year |
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BCE-subtraction
CE-addition |
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| List examples of achievements of the Nile River Valley Civilizations? |
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| 365 day calendar, irrigation, mummification, shipbuilding, system of writing |
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| List and describe three ancient systems of writing: |
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| Heiroglyphs-use of pictures to communicate ideas |
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| The Phoenician alphabet helped all people in what way? |
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| Made it simpler to learn and write the language. |
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| What are the common characteristics of the religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? |
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| They all believe in only one God. And that God created the universe. |
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| List a place of worship for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. |
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Jews-Temple
Christians-Church
Muslims-Mosques |
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| List the 5 pillars of Islam: |
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(Shahada)1. One God, muhammed is God's prophet
(salah)2. Pray 5 times a day
(Zakah)3. Giving to the poor and needy.
(saum) 4. Fasting during Ramadan
(Hajj)5. Making a spiritual trip to Mecca |
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| True or false: members of Islam, the Middle Easts predominant religion would most likely make a pilgrimage to Mecca. |
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| A muezzin and imam is an important person for which religion? What are their jobs? |
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| Islam. The muezzin leads people in prayer 5 times a day. The imam is the worship leader of the mosque. ie. a Christian priest |
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| What is reincarnation? What ancient, North Africa civilization believed in reincarnation? |
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| Coming back to life after death. Hindus |
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| What is a political cartoon? How would you analyze a political cartoon? |
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| Express and opinion about a serious subject. Make a chart to summarize its meaning. |
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