The Middle East
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. turkey
A. An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
2. qatar
B. Country in the Middle East with Jerusalem
3. syria
C. Belief in a single God
4. bahrain
D. An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
5. lebanon
E. The ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
6. kuwait
F. A river in southwestern Asia
7. judaism
G. Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
8. israel
H. Joint capital of Saudi Arabia
9. mecca
I. The former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied
10. christianity
J. Holy city in Israel
11. jordan
K. An Asian river
12. medina
L. A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia
13. islam
M. A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean
14. iraq
N. Capital and largest city of Iraq
15. jerusalem
O. The collective body of ___ throughout the world and history
16. iran
P. An Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf
17. baghdad
Q. Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving
18. levant
R. An island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia
19. monotheism
S. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia
20. yemen
T. Religion that follows the Quran
21. tigris
U. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula
22. arabs
V. A member of a Semitic people originally from the ___ peninsula and surrounding territories who (plural)
23. oman
W. An Arab country on the peninsula of ___
24. euphrates
X. An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean