Middle East Test Review

Question 1

What 2 territories is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict mostly about?

Accepted Answer

Gaza Strip, West Bank

Question 2

What TWO Ancient Civilizations started in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt

Question 3

What book is important to Islam?

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 4

What is the meaning of Christmas for Christians?

Accepted Answer

Jesus Birth

Question 5

What was the goal of the Arab Spring?

Accepted Answer

more democracy

Question 6

The geography of the Middle East is mostly

Accepted Answer

Desert

Question 7

The Atlas Mountains causes the Rain Shadow Effect. What does a the rain shadow effect do?

Accepted Answer

Channels water towards the coast

Question 8

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have now?

Accepted Answer

Absolute Monarchy

Question 9

How do North Africa and much of Southwest Asia form a culture region?

Accepted Answer

Most people speak Arabic and practice Islam.

Question 10

What is the main Export of the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Oil

Question 11

Iran has a limited democracy. They have the freedom to vote but have limited:

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 12

Which two holidays are Jewish holidays?

Accepted Answer

Yom Kipper, Rosh Hashanah

Question 13

What is the effect of Syria's Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Many people fled and became refugees in neighboring countries

Question 14

where would Ancient civilizations have chosen to settle or migrate and why?

Accepted Answer

Egypt for the Nile River

Question 15

What is the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher?

Accepted Answer

Holy sites in Jerusalem

Question 16

Which man made water way connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

Accepted Answer

Suez Canal

Question 17

Where do most people live in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

near the Nile

Question 18

What type of government did Syria have under Bashar al-Assad?

Accepted Answer

Unlimited

Questions 18