4th Quarter Quiz#1 SS8

Question 1

What made the Persian Empire easier to manage?

Accepted Answer

Division into provinces (satrapies)

Question 2

What lasting impact did Islamic culture have on West Asia?

Accepted Answer

Growth of science, math, and art

Question 3

What was a strength of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Respect for local cultures

Question 4

1. What was the Phoenicians’ main economic activity?

Accepted Answer

Trade

Question 5

What did the Phoenicians give to the world?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet

Question 6

What were the Assyrians known for?

Accepted Answer

Brutal military

Question 7

What system helped Caliphs govern large lands?

Accepted Answer

Organized bureaucracy

Question 8

What did the Safavids achieve in culture?

Accepted Answer

Persian art & buildings

Question 9

What ended the Umayyad Caliphate?

Accepted Answer

Abbasid Revolution

Question 10

What helped unify West Asia under the Caliphates?

Accepted Answer

Shared Islamic law (Sharia)

Question 11

What was a key Abbasid change?

Accepted Answer

More rights for non-Arabs

Question 12

What skill helped the Phoenicians spread culture?

Accepted Answer

Sea navigation

Question 13

What were the Assyrians known for improving?

Accepted Answer

Military tactics and weapons

Question 14

What Persian idea still shapes governments?

Accepted Answer

Central leadership with local governors

Question 15

How did the Persians govern their empire?

Accepted Answer

Satraps and central rule

Question 16

Who were the Ottoman elite soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Janissaries

Question 17

What did Caliphates build to spread knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Schools and libraries

Question 18

What happened after Manzikert?

Accepted Answer

Turks settled Anatolia

Question 19

Which economic change occurred under the Caliphates?

Accepted Answer

Expanded trade across regions

Question 20

What are the Israelites known for?

Accepted Answer

One God and a covenant

Questions 20