Math Jeopardy

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ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT
ARTS RECREATION
OTHER
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Name the main religion of the Middle East and its
followers.

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What are Islam and Muslims?
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Name the three great religions that originated in
the Middle East.
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What are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?
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This is the major ethnic group of the Middle
East.
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What are Arabs?
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This non-arabic group of Muslims lives in the
mountains of Turkey, Iran and Iraq.
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Who are the Kurds?
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These are the five pillars of Islam.
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• The Haij
• Belief in one God
• Prayer 5 times a day
• The giving of alms
• Fasting during the
• holy month of Ramadan

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This is another name for trade.
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What is commerce?
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The discovery of this resource gave the economies
of the Middle East a major boost.
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What is oil?
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In 1960 this group, made up mostly of middle
eastern countries, formed to set oil prices and
sell oil.
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What is OPEC?
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During times of war, these people were forced to
leave countries where they lived and worked,
often losing both their savings and earnings.
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Who are guest workers?
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This is the term for turning salt water into
freshwater.
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What is desalination?
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This is another name for Islamic law.
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What is sharia?
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A leader whose authority cannot be challenged.
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What is an absolute ruler?
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The law that fully or partially governs most
Muslim countries.

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What is Islamic law?
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A sultan or ________ has absolute power.
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What is an emir ?

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In 1979 Iran was declared this.
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What is an Islamic republic?
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Many stories and poems were written in this
beautiful form of writing.
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What is calligraphy?
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This artistic skill has always been important to
the people of the Middle East.
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What is storytelling?
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This is the Middle Easts most famous collection
of tales.
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What is the Arabian Nights?
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Islam discouraged the painting of ________ and
_________ in their artwork.
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What are animals and people?
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These are two traditional Middle Eastern
pastimes.
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What are camel racing, falconry, and wrestling?
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The word Islam means this.
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What is submission or surrender to the will o
f God?

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These are the two types of farm communities in
Israel.
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What are moshave and Kibbutz?
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What does Israels economy rely on?
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What is farming?
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What event contributed to the Jews founding the
country of Israel?
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What is the Holocaust?
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These are two land areas that Israel and the
Palestinians are in conflict over.
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What are the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Golan
Heights?