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CRCT Review for Middle East (SW Asia) Culture, History, and Government
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1
What is Zionism
the idea that the Jews should be given the land of Palestine
The idea that the Christians should be given Palestine
The idea that Jews should be eliminated
2
Who did the Shia believe should succeed Muhammad?
A family member
anyone capable for the job
3
What religious group felt entitled to the land of Israel?
The Jews
The Hindus
The Christians
The Muslims
4
Holy Book of Christianity
Quran
Torah
Bible
5
The majority of people who live in the Middle East practice what religion?
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
6
Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War?
Osama Bin Laden
Omar al-Bashir
Saddam Hussein
King Abdullah
7
Who did the Sunni believe was the most capable to succeed Muhammad?
Muhammad's family members
Anyone capable for the job
8
Holy book of Islam
Bible
Torah
Quran
9
The two sects of Islam
Catholic and Baptist
Shiva and Vishnu
Sunni and Shia
Orthodox and Muslim
10
What did the US believe Saddam Hussein to be hiding?
WMD's
MRI's
MRE's
WRD's
11
Where are the majority of the Kurds located?
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Israel
Egypt
12
Holiest Prophet in Judaism
Muhammad
Jesus
Abraham
13
Who elects the leader in a presidential democracy?
the parliament
the people
14
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after WW1?
it was partioned
it was unified
it became part of North America
15
Where were the Palestinians forced to move to?
Refugee Camps
Israel
Concentration Camps
Syria
16
What country accused Kuwait of stealing their oil?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
Iran
17
Who was to blame for the attacks on September 11, 2001
Omar al-Bashir
Saddam Hussein
Osama Bin-laden
18
What European country gained control of Palestine?
Russia
Germany
France
Great Britain
19
What is the name of Israel's parliament?
Knessett
Congress
Diet
Panchyat
20
What was the purpose of Operation Iraqi Freedom?
to seek revenge for the 9/11 attacks
to remove Saddam Hussein from power
to remove Osama Bin-Laden from power
21
What is Sharia Law?
laws based off the teachings in the bible
laws based off the teachings in the Quran
laws based off the teachings in the torah
22
What is an ethnic group
People who share the belief in the same god or gods
People who share language, culture, history, and location
23
What country felt threatened by Saddam Hussein?
Egypt
Oman
UAE
Saudi Arabia
24
Who partioned the Ottoman Empire?
Hitler
European Powers
SW Asia Countries
the Ayatollah
25
Who are the Taliban
a radical group of Christians
a radical group of Muslims
Iraq's political party
26
Holy book of Judaism
Torah
Bible
Quran
27
The language of the Kurds
Farsi
English
Kurdish
Arabic
28
Who elects the leader in a parliamentary democracy?
The people
The parliament
29
What is a theocracy?
rule by many
rule by few
rule by religion
rule by one
30
Holiest prophet in Islam
Abraham
Jesus
Muhammad
31
The language of the Persians
English
Arabic
Kurdish
Farsi
32
The Persians are located in what Middle East country?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
33
Which SW Asian country is an example of a theocracy?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
34
During WW1, who did the Ottoman Empire fight with?
Allied Powers
Central Powers
35
The language or the Arabs
Kurdish
Arabic
Farsi
English
36
Who is the leader in a parliamentary democracy?
Prime Minister
President
King
37
Who is an Ayatollah?
the supreme leader in Iran
the supreme leader in Israel
the supreme leader in Iraq
38
In a hereditary monarchy, how do you obtain power?
by inheriting it through your family
by voting
by conquering new lands
39
Which SW Asia country is an example of a Hereditary Monarchy?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
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Why did the United States invade Afghanistan?
to capture Saddam Hussein
to set up a democracy in Baghdad
to capture Osama Bin-Laden
to help the Hindus and Muslims
