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Why is oil so important to
Arabia and Iraq?
Oil is the regions main natural resource.
It pays for everything people need: food
and water.
Oil money also pays for foreign workers.
Why do most Muslims reject
violent jihad and terrorism?
Terrorism goes against the teachings of
their holy book, the Quran.
Why are there so many foreign
workers in Arabia?
Oil income is available to pay foreign
workers who do jobs local citizens do not
want to do.
What are the main ecosystems in
Arabia and Iraq?
Desert
And
Desert Scrub
Wahhabism is a branch of Sunni
Islam that interprets Islamic
scripture literally and ____.
believes the government should follow
Islamic teachings
 The willingness to take the risks and make the
effort to start a new business is described by the
term
 entrepreneurship.
 The Sumerians developed cuneiform writing,
which involves
 Wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets
 The belief that information contained in holy
books should be believed word-for-word is called
 fundamentalism
 Large Shia Muslim populations are mainly found
in
 Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Yemen.
 In very dry desert areas, people use a process
called ____ to remove salt from seawater.
 desalination
 In most countries in the region, Arab Muslims
make up more than half the population, which
means those people form a ____.
 majority
 In Arabic, the meaning of the word “jihad” is a(n)
______.
 struggle
 If a group of people uses violence against
innocent civilians for political reasons, that use of
violence is an act of _____.
 terrorism
 How is life changing for women in Arabia and
Iraq?
 Women are gaining access to education and
opportunities to work and pursue careers.
How has this region begun to diversify its
economy and why?
The region has began to diversify to strengthen the
economy from relying on just oil.
They improved education for the whole population,
including women and encouraged investment and
entrepreneurship.
 Farming is possible in northeastern Iraq because
 The region receives some rainfall.
 Early followers of Muhammad collected the
messages they believed he had received from God
and wrote them down in the ______, which is
the holy book of Islam.
 Quran
 During the early 1900s, Britain had a major
influence in several countries in the region,
including
 Bahrain and Kuwait
 Desalination plants provide water to the dry Arabian
Peninsula, so other water sources can be used for
modern irrigation. Expensive projects like
desalination are paid for by sales of the region’s
 Oil and gas
 Because they are created from the remains of living things,
oil and gas are known as _____.
 Fossil fuels
 A culture that has a written language and in which people
fill different types of jobs is known as a(n) _______.
 civilization
 A concealing and baggy garment traditionally worn by
some women in the region is called a(n) ________.
 hijab
 ______ is a group of radical Islamists who were led by
Osama Bin Ladn.
 al Qaeda
 ________ is the practice of worshipping only one god.
 monotheism
 _____ is a belief that politics and society should follow
Islamic teachings.
 Islamism