Chapter 21-22 SW Asia Review

Question 1

Thsi group has a homeland in parts of Turkey, Iraq and Iran.

Accepted Answer

Kurds

Question 2

This is the title of the king of Persia/Iran.

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shah

Question 3

What is the advanced form of culture that developed in cities?

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Civilization

Question 4

These rivers make up the borders of Mesopotamia.

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Tigris and Euphrates

Question 5

The narrow Palestinian territory located along the Mediterranean coast is

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Gaza Strip

Question 6

This city is the largest in Turkey and formerly called Constantinople.

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Istanbul

Question 7

What middle-eastern country set up a theocracy as their form of government?

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Iran

Question 8

This is a type of government run by the clergy according to religious law?

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theocracy

Question 9

What middle-eastern city is considered home to all three monotheistic religions?

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Jerusalem

Question 10

The land that lies between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf is the

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Arabian peninsula

Question 11

Monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad

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Islam

Question 12

What monotheistic religion is based on the holy book the Qur'an?

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Islam

Question 13

What mountain range contains the world's highest peak?

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Himalayas

Question 14

What is a tsunami?

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series of giant waves

Question 15

This southwest Asia country was once known as Persia

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Iran

Question 16

What nation was established in 1948 following the atrocities in WWII & the Holocaust?

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Israel

Question 17

What is the capital of Lebanon?

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Beirut

Question 18

Who developed one of the first sets of written laws in the world?

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Hammurabi

Question 19

The empty quarter, the largest desert in Saudi Arabia, is also known as

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Rub al-Khali

Question 20

The collapse of this empire after WWI caused many European powers to take control of SW Asia

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Ottoman

Question 21

What Palestinian territory is located along the Jordan River?

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West Bank

Question 22

This is an Israeli farming settlement that shares wealth.

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Kibbutz

Question 23

How confident do you feel about this test?

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not at all confident, not very confident, Very confident, somewhat confident

Question 24

The Arabian Peninsula contains one of the world's largest

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oil fields

Question 25

What natural disaster occurs frequently in SW Asia due to tectonic plate activity?

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earthquakes

Question 26

These are the nomadic people of SW Asia.

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Bedouin

Question 27

In 2003, an invasion of Iraq was led by

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U.S. and Britain

Question 28

This country is known for Persian rugs; non-Arab people make up the pop.

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Iran

Question 29

Which of these was NOT a major religion that arose in the region of SW Asia.

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Hinduism

Question 30

In 1960, a group of oil-producing nations established a cartel to influence global oil supplies

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OPEC

Question 31

What organization claims to represent all Palestinians in achieving an independent state

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PLO

Question 32

What is the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 33

This was a Muslim empire based in Turkey from the 1300s-1922

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Ottoman

Question 34

What empire controlled the most middle-eastern countries during the 1900's?

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British

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Chapter 21-22 SW Asia Review

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