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Unit 2: NASWA Unit Test Review
Unit 2: NASWA Unit Test Review
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6th Grade Social Studies review for the unit covering North Africa & Southwest Asia.
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1
What is the purpose of OPEC?
Coordinate Petroleum supply
Set the rules for shipping coal
Coordinate Terrorist defense
Set the price of electricity
2
Who does the Islamic faith consider the last and greatest prophet?
Muhammad
Abraham
Jesus
Moses
3
Which country in the NASWA Region became a humanitarian crisis after the Arab Spring?
Syria
Morocco
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
4
What was the Arab Spring?
Social media platforms protesting global warming
New water sources springing from desert oasis in the region
Protests in the NASWA Region against authoritarian governmets
Unnatural warming trend in the NASWA Region
5
OPEC stands for ...
Oil and Petroleum Export Control
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Polish and European Cooking
Oil and Petroleum Energy Company
6
Which ancient empire lasted until the end of WWI and was centered in Turkey?
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
British Empire
Persian Empire
7
Which city is considered holy by the three main religions of the NASWA region?
Israel
Cairo
Mecca
Jerusalem
8
Worshiping only one god is...
Polytheism
Monotheism
Theocracy
Monocracy
9
The longest river in Africa is ...
the Tigris
the Euphrates
the Amazon
the Nile
10
What human environment modification was built on the Nile River to control flooding?
Suez Canal
Egyptian Sphinx
Aswan High Dam
Hammurabi's Aqueduct
11
Which invention from Ancient Mesopotamia is considered the first form of writing?
Hammurabi
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Rosetta
12
What discovery made it possible to decode Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Egyptian Sphinx
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hammurabi's Pillar
Rosetta Stone
13
Not having enough to meet your needs is...
Import
Demand
Supply
Scarcity
14
Which physical features defined the boundaries of Mesopotamia?
Nile & Euphrates Rivers
Nile River & Red Sea
Mediterranean & Red Seas
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
15
What was the first set of written laws called?
Hammurabi's Code
Roman Code
Caesar's Laws
Pharaoh's Orders
16
What two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
Mediterranean Sea & Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean & Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf & Red Sea
Red Sea & Mediterranean Sea
17
What large physical feature separates the NASWA region from Europe?
Euphrates River
Red Sea
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
18
A Mosque is a place of worship for which religion?
Jewish
Christian
Muslim
Hindu
19
This is the name of the area fed by rivers that made it possible for the development of civilization.
Aswan High Dam
Fertile Crescent
Fertile Basin
Mediterranean Shore
20
Which of the following is a place of worship for the Jewish faith?
Church
Synagogue
Mosque
Gazebo
21
Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians were polytheistic. This means they ...
Worshiped Cats
Believed in the afterlife
Buried their dead in pyramids
Believed in many gods
22
Which Southwest Asia country that borders Jordan is home to the city of Mecca?
Israel
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
23
Most of the people in Egypt live near the ...
Red Sea
Tigris River
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
