Middle East Culture, Trade and Government

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33 questions

Middle East Culture, Trade and Government

Last updated almost 5 years ago

33 questions

What features are used to determine a geographic region?

What is the Jewish name for God?

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?

How did the persecution of Christians help spread Christianity?

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?

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?

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Torah		Muslim holy book
Quran		Christian holy book
Bible		Jewish holy book

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Muslim place of worship		synagogue
Jewish worship place		Church
Christian place of worship		Mosque

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Christian holy day		Saturday
Muslim holy day		Sunday
Jewish holy day		Friday

Middle East Culture, Trade and Government

Middle East Culture, Trade and Government

What features are used to determine a geographic region?

What is the Jewish name for God?

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?

How did the persecution of Christians help spread Christianity?

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?

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?

What features are used to determine a geographic region?

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

What is the Jewish name for God?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Click all that apply to Judaism

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?

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

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.

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?

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.