a group of countries that export oil

Which describes government under a dictator?

an all-powerful ruler has total control of the country

What does the term entrepreneurship mean?

willingness to take the risk of starting a business

What is fundamentalism?

a belief that holy books should be taken literally

The desalination process:

creates drinking water from seawater

Why are oil and natural gas called fossil fuels?

They are the remains of once living things

To help diversify, many countries in the region have:

encouraged investment and entrepreneurship, improved education

What are some achievements of Muslim learning:

invention of algebra, foundation of chemistry

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7th_Arabia & Iraq

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1
Which group is the majority population in the region?
Pakistanis
Kurds
Sri Lankans
Arabs
2
Which individual or group practices terrorism?
the Ottoman empire
al Qaeda
Western engineers
Abd al-Wahhab
3
Which type of leader is a political and religious leader?
dictator
king or queen
caliph
president
4
What major rivers flow through Iraq?
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
Mesopotamia and Euphrates
Mesopotamia and Nile
5
What is OPEC?
a group of Arabian economic partners
the capital of Iran
Arabian countries who trade with each other
a group of countries that export oil
6
Which describes government under a dictator?
government is elected by the people
a monarch inherits total control, there is no elected gov't
the king works with elected leaders
an all-powerful ruler has total control of the country
7
Which of the following is NOT a body of water surrounding Arabia?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
8
What is monotheism?
belief in no gods
belief in one god
beliefe in many gods
belief in two gods
9
The tradition of "jihad" in Arabic means
terrorism
struggle
head dress
priest
10
What does the term entrepreneurship mean?
willingness to take the risk of starting a business
training new workers for jobs in the oil business
believing that men and women can share a business
understanding how to run your own business
11
What is fundamentalism?
separating government from religion
a way to expand the economy
a belief that holy books should be taken literally
a belief in one god
12
Who defeated the Persian empire in 331 b.c.?
Ibn Saud
Saddam Hussein
Alexander the Great
Mohammed
13
The desalination process:
adds salt to underground water
adds salt to oil
creates drinking water from seawater
helps the region pump more oil
14
Why are oil and natural gas called fossil fuels?
They are made from water
Humans burn the bones left by Dinosaurs
They are the remains of once living things
15
To help diversify, many countries in the region have:
limited water resources
created more oil
encouraged investment and entrepreneurship
improved education
16
What is the Quran?
the holy book of Islam
a story about a Sumerian king
five muslim religious duties
writing with wedge-shaped tools
17
The roles of men and women in Islamic tradition are seen as
non-traditional
men primarily raise the children
women have all of the control
complementing each other
18
What are some achievements of Muslim learning:
invention of algebra
foundation of chemistry
developed the first writing system
created the first computer
19
When Iraq invaded Iran in 1980, the United States:
invaded and defeated Iraq
quietly supported Iraq
did nothing
sent troops to help Iran
20
The plate beneath Arabia and Iraq is made of
very strong and stiff paper
glass that is very fragile
blocks of rocks and soil
plastic that won't break

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