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What is the highest point on earth?
Mount Everest
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What is the lowest point on earth
Dead Sea
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What is the largest Peninsula?
Arabian Peninsula
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What is the largest archipelago?
Malay Archipelago
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What is the highest mountain range?
Himalayas
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What is the highest plateau?
Tibet
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What is the coldest desert (outside Antarctica)?
Gobi Desert
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What is the largest lake?
Caspian Sea
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Dialect
a regional language variation among people in a country
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Cradle of Civilization
a name for the Fertile Crescent; the location of man’s first civilization after the flood
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Abraham
the father of the Arab and Jewish people
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Kibbutz
a communal society in Israel where people voluntarily live and work together for the good of the community
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PLO
Palestinian Liberation Organization; a militant group that claims to represent Palestinian interests
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Wadi
a temporary river in the desert which appears during occasional downpours
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Bedouinn
nomads in the Middle East
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Caste
the strict division of social classes in India
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Reincarnation
a continuous process of rebirth believed by Hindus and Buddhists
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Marco Polo
the man responsible for stirring medieval Europe’s interest in the Far East
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Dalai Lama
the title of the chief priest of Lamaism who ruled Tibet
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Pacific Rim
a name for the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean
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Pinyin system
a system of spelling and pronunciation instituted to establish a standard form for the Chinese language
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Ring of Fire
a narrow band of volcanoes which nearly encircles the Pacific Ocan
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What country are the Jews from?
Israel
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What country are the Arabs from?
Jordan
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What country are the Pashtun people from?
Afghanistan
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What country are the Hindi people from?
India
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What country are the Punjabis people from?
Pakistan
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What group of people are the Bengalis people from?
Bangladesh
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What country are the Sinhalese people from?
Sri Lanka
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What country are the Han people from?
Taiwan
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A large landmass which includes Europe and Asia
Eurasia
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A narrow strip of land in the Middle East which includes the nations of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq
Fertile Crescent
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Important rivers in the eastern Fertile Crescent
Tigris and Euphrates
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A fertile strip of land along the Jordan River which is occupied by Israel
West Bank
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A legendary fortress built by King Herod the Great atop a mesa; became a base camp for Jewish zealots in the war against the Romans around A.D. 70
Masada
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An ancient city in Jordan, A once-mighty city in Iraq
Petra, Babylon
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“the Empty Quarter”; a sea of sand covering over 250,000 square miles in the Arabian Peninsula
Rub al Khali
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A dry, treeless region which occupies the peninsula of Asia Minor
Anatolian Plateau
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The region named for the mighty Caucasus Mountains that separate Asia and Europe’ includes Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
Transcaucasia
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Turkey’s largest city, Magnicicent cathedral built by Justinian the Great in Istanbul
Istanbul, Hagia Sophia
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Capital of the Persian Empire in Iran
Persepolis
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Principal rivers in Southern Asia
Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra
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A famous tomb in India resembling an Islamic Mosque
Taj Mahal
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An important river in China, also known as the Hwang Ho or Yellow River
Huang He
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An important river in China, formerly known as the Yangtze
Chang Jiang
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The world’s longest fortification, built during the Ch’in dynasty in China
Great Wall
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A walled place in Beijing where imperial dynasties once ruled China
Forbidden City
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"Middle Country"; ancient name for China
Chung-Kuo
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Japan’s highest peak
Mount Fuji
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The old imperial capital of Japan where the mikado (emperor) once lived
Kyoto
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“land of the Free”; Thailand's official title
Muang Thai
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A historical term for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia before World War II
French Indochina
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A name for Indonesia under the Dutch East India Company
Dutch East Indies
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The world’s third largest island; located in Southeast Asia
Borneo
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An Indonesian island which was the site of one of history’s most violent volcanic eruptions
Krakatau
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Main religion of Mongolia
Lamaism
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Main religion of Georgia
Eastern Orthodoxy
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Main religion of Israel
Judaism
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Main religion of Pakistan
Islam
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Main religion of Philippines
Roman Catholicism
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Main religion of India
Hinduism
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Main religion of Japan
Shinto
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Main religion of Indonesia
Islam
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What event markes the beginning of nations in world history?
the dispersion from Babel
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Identify the structure that occupies the Temple Mount in Jerusalem today.
Dome of the Rock
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Whick Middle Eastern countries do not have an Arab majority?
Istael, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
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List three characteristics that dominate the Arabian Peninsula.
Desert, Islam, Oil
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What is the significance of Mount Ararat?
In addition to being Turkey's highest point, it is where Noah's ark came to rest after the Flood
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Why is India called a subcontinent? Name the three major land areas of this region.
India's geography is distinctly separated from the rest of the continent. Himalayan Mountain System, Northern Plains, Deccan Plateau
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Where did Indian civilization begin? Chinese civilization?
Indus Valley; along the Huang He River
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What group of people established the largest empire in history?
Mongols
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Who is remembered as the Father of Modern Missions?
William Carey
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What modern empire ruled Central Asia for most of the 20th century?
Soviet Union
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Which is the largest republic in Central Asia?
Kazakhstan
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What empire controlled most of Southern Asia at the turn of the 20th century?
British Empire
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Explain the relationship between Bangladesh and Pakistan and their connection to India.
Bangladesh and Pakistan were originally one nation but were divided by British to provide a haven for Muslims in Hindu India. Ethnic differences led to a cival war, and with India's help, East pakistan broke away from West Pakistan, forming the new nation of Bangladesh
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Who colonized Hong Kong and Singapore? Macao?
British; Portuguese
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What is the largest city (in population) in the world?
Tokyo
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What climate is Arabia?
Desert
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What climate is Indian subcontinents?
Savanna
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What climates is Anatolian Plateau?
Steppe
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What climate is Indonesia?
Rain forest
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What climate is the Himalayas?
Highland
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What climate is the Korean Peninsula?
Humid continental
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Why is the Middle East called the "Crossroads of the Ancient World"? Explain the significance of this region to the modern world.
It is called the Crossroads of the Ancient World because of its central location at the intersection of the overland trade routes which connected Europe, Asia, and Africa. The region is important for several reasons: civilization began there; it is the birthplace of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; and it influences the world politically and economically
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What is the root of conflict in the Middle East? What other factors contribute to the tension in this area?
The common ancestry of the Jews and Arabs through Abraham; disputes over religion, land, and water
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Discuss the importance of Mecca, Median, and Jerusalem to the Islamic people.
Muslims consider these cities to be holy because they believe that Mecca is where Mohammed was born, Median is where he founded Islam, and Jerusalem is where he supposedly ascended to heaven
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How have Hinduism and the observance of cast hindered progress in India?
Hinduism has fostered a spirit of resistance to change and progress, and the cast system has resigned people to accept poverty rather than work to better their condition.
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Contrast life in Communist countries like China and North Korea with liife in free countries like Taiwan and South Korea.
Communist governments dictate every aspect of the lives of their people, while governments in free countries allow the people to make choices for themselves.
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