Middle East Culture, Trade and Government

What features are used to determine a geographic region?

Why has the Middle East been an important location to control throughout history?

Mesopotamia was known as the "land between two rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates). What modern country would you find these rivers in today?

Which historical figure ties Judaism, Christianity and Islam together?

What is the Jewish name for God?

Christians and Jews share a belief in the Old Testament of the Bible. According to Jewish teaching, what are the first 5 books of the Old Testament called?

Jerusalem is a holy site to 3 major world religions. The Wailing Wall is important an important site for Jewish pilgrimages and prayer. Why do religions have pilgrimages?

Christians believe Jesus Christ was their messiah. What is a messiah?

In addition to being the messiah, what else do Christians believe about Jesus?

How did the persecution of Christians help spread Christianity?

What makes Christianity appealing to people who are not Christian, but might be looking to convert?

What does the symbol of the cross represent in Christian churches?

Why was Muhammad forced to flee to Medina?

		Muslim holy book
		Christian holy book
		Jewish holy book

		synagogue
		Church
		Mosque

		Saturday
		Sunday
		Friday

How could a business benefit from having people from different religous backgrounds as employees?

Why is Muhammad important to Muslims?

Why do you think group prayer is an important aspect of Islam?

Why do religions stress charitable giving?

Find and save a meme about fasting during Ramadan. Understand that memes are something that are cross-cultural. People use them to laugh, complain, or share common experiences. If you cannot save it and post it, describe or make your own picture.

How is Sharia a different type of law system than we have here in America?

What did we call the merchants who sread Islam across north Africa?

How would you summarize the difference between the Sunni and Shia?

The Ottman Empire did not have to produce many goods of value because they made their money by

When the Ottomans took Constantinople they gave it a new name... What was it?

Story time with Mehmed II and Vlad. Why did Mehmed II back down from his quest to defeat Vlad Dracul?

Would you consider paying a special tax because of your religion a sign of religious tolerance? Why or why not?

Which of these is an example of Ottoman architecture?

Select the items that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire.

What features are used to determine a geographic region?

Why has the Middle East been an important location to control throughout history?

Mesopotamia was known as the "land between two rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates). What modern country would you find these rivers in today?

Which historical figure ties Judaism, Christianity and Islam together?

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What is the Jewish name for God?

Christians and Jews share a belief in the Old Testament of the Bible. According to Jewish teaching, what are the first 5 books of the Old Testament called?

Jerusalem is a holy site to 3 major world religions. The Wailing Wall is important an important site for Jewish pilgrimages and prayer. Why do religions have pilgrimages?

Christians believe Jesus Christ was their messiah. What is a messiah?

In addition to being the messiah, what else do Christians believe about Jesus?

How did the persecution of Christians help spread Christianity?

What makes Christianity appealing to people who are not Christian, but might be looking to convert?

Select the religions that recognize the Old Testament as holy scripture.

What does the symbol of the cross represent in Christian churches?

Why was Muhammad forced to flee to Medina?

How could a business benefit from having people from different religous backgrounds as employees?

Why is Muhammad important to Muslims?

Why do you think group prayer is an important aspect of Islam?

Why do religions stress charitable giving?

Find and save a meme about fasting during Ramadan. Understand that memes are something that are cross-cultural. People use them to laugh, complain, or share common experiences. If you cannot save it and post it, describe or make your own picture.

How is Sharia a different type of law system than we have here in America?

What did we call the merchants who sread Islam across north Africa?

How would you summarize the difference between the Sunni and Shia?

The Ottman Empire did not have to produce many goods of value because they made their money by

When the Ottomans took Constantinople they gave it a new name... What was it?

Story time with Mehmed II and Vlad. Why did Mehmed II back down from his quest to defeat Vlad Dracul?

Would you consider paying a special tax because of your religion a sign of religious tolerance? Why or why not?

Which of these is an example of Ottoman architecture?

Select the waterways controlled by the Ottoman Empire

Select the items that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire.