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