The Persian Gulf History and Culture

Question 1

By about 3000 B.C. a people called the Akkadians built the world’s first known cities in southern Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The main language of the reigion is ______.

Accepted Answer

Arabic

Question 3

A people known as the ____________ have never had their own country, and they desire self-rule.

Accepted Answer

Kurds

Question 4

The prophet Muhammad established Islam, one of the world’s most widely practiced religions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Historians consider the rule of __________, which lasted more than 200 years, a golden age of Persian culture.

Accepted Answer

Safavids

Question 6

In the ____ the Mongols swept out of Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

1200

Question 7

In the northwest are the _____people, Iran’s largest group after the Persians.

Accepted Answer

Azeri

Question 8

In the ____ the Ottoman Turks conquered Mesopotamia and the east and west coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.

Accepted Answer

1500s

Question 9

___ dominate the Iranian society, and hold most of the important positisions.

Accepted Answer

Persians

Question 10

The first civilizations in the world developed in an area known as Asia Minor

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

In ______the Pashtun make up the largest ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Question 12

Rulers called the Safavids came to power in Iran in the early ____.

Accepted Answer

1500s

Question 13

In the 1500s the ________ conquered Mesopotamia and the east and west coasts of the Arabian Peninsula.

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Turks

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