| Question | Answer |
| Area that controlled surrounding farmlands who fought with each other. | City States |
| Chief building in each city? | Ziggurat |
| Blending of Greek and M.E. culture? | Hellenistic |
| Hittites know for what type of material? | Iron |
| Ruled Persian empire known for efficient form of government? | Darius |
| Eastern half of Roman Empire is the _________ Empire. Ruled for 1,000s of years. | Byzantine |
| Ancient type of writing used by Sumerians? | Cuneiform |
| Kept temple records? | Scribes |
| Leader of the Greeks who defeated persians? | Alexander "the great" |
| 1st civilization in the M.E. | Sumerian |
| Darius set up a system of uniform __________ | coinage |
| "Carriers of Civilization" who developed the Alphabet? | Pheonicians |
| Governor of a province in Persia? | Satrap |
| King of Babylonians who created a code for a foundation of future law? | Hammurabi |
| Middle east is located in _________ Asia | Southwest |
| Fertile desert area, with enough water to support life? | Oasis |
| Eastern plateau in Northern tier? | Iranian Plateau |
| Region 1/3 size of U.S in Arabian Peninsula? | Arabian Peninsula |
| Western plateau in northern tier? | Anantolian Plateau |
| Mountains south of Turkey? | Taurus Mountains |
| Mountains in North Iran? | Elburz mountains |
| Largest nation of the Arabian Peninsula? | Saudi Arabia |
| Region served as gateway to Atlantic Ocean? | Maghreb |
| What are the two major rivers in the fertile crescent? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| Middle east is mostly a _______ | desert |
| Birthplace of Islam? | Mecca |
| What region stretches from med. sea to the Persian Gulf? | Fertile crescent |
| What region of the M.E. is located in northeast Africa? | Nile Valley |
| Is distribution of oil in the middle east even or uneven? | uneven |
| What is the first civilization in the fertile crescent | mesopatamia |
| The ethnicity that is the majority of the M.E. | arab |
| What is the process of turning salt water into fresh water? | Desalination |
| What mountainous region stretches from Turkey to Iran? | Northern Pier |
| What type of importance does the middle east have? | It has a strategic importance |
| What is the main religion observed by the middle east? | Islam |
| What three continents is the middle east in? | Africa, Asia, America |
| North Africa is a part of the middle east, giving it a _________ heritage | Double heritage |
| Who invented the term middle east? | Europeans |
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