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Review game for the Middle East unit test
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1
Which ancient civilization invented qanats?
Summerians
Persians
Egyptians
Phoenecians
2
Who attacked the U.S. on 9/11?
Iraq
al-Quaeda
Taliban
Arabs
3
What is the site of frequent earthquakes?
Atlas Mountains
Dead Sea
Plateau of Iran
Zagros Mountains
4
Oil was first found in what modern day country?
U.A.E.
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
5
What the main problem with using desalination to get fresh water?
Small availability of salt water
The water tastes bad
The technology doesn't exist yet
It's expensive
6
What is known for having large oil deposits?
Black Sea
Gulf of Aden
Dead Sea
Persian Gulf
7
Which body of water helped support the first civilization in the world?
Dead Sea
Nile River
Tigris River
Suez Canal
8
Who was the founder of Judaism?
Mohommad
Jesus
Abraham
None of the above
9
Which group worships in a synagogue?
Muslims
Christians
Jews
All of them
10
Who is the founder of Islam?
Mohammad
Abraham
Jesus
None of the above
11
Jesus was baptized in this body of water:
Jordan River
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Nile River
12
What happened in 1948 that led to lots of conflict in the region?
The Arab Spring began
Israel was created
Islam was fouded
oil was discovered
13
Which country is currently involved in a civil war?
Syria
Algeria
Iran
Israel
14
Which city is important to all 3 major religions in the region?
Jerusalem
Cairo
Mecca
Medina
15
What is the most widely practiced religion in the region?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
16
What is the longest river in the region?
Tigris
Jordan
Euphrates
Nile
17
The place where Jews worship is called what?
cathedral
church
mosque
synagogue
18
Which country considers itself more European?
Iraq
Turkey
U.A.E.
Saudi Arabia
19
Which word means "submission"?
Jesus
Mohammad
Judaism
Islam
20
Which body of water links the Mediterranean to Asia?
Persian Gulf
Jordan River
Nile River
Suez Canal
21
A series of protests and rebellions taking place in the Middle East
Arab-Israeli conflict
Afghanistan War
War on Terrorism
Arab Spring
22
Which ancient civilization created the language that forms the basis for our alphabet?
Persians
Phoenecians
Egyptians
Summerians
23
Sunni & Shi'a are divisions of what religion?
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
24
Which ancient civilization was located in present day Israel?
Persians
Egyptians
Phoenecians
Summerians
25
Which ancient civilization had the largest empire?
Egyptians
Phoenecians
Persians
Summerians
26
This is nicknamed "the place where no one comes out"
Dead Sea
Rub al Khali Desert
Sahara Desert
Plateau of Iran
27
Which group rejected to UN peace plan to make Israel & Palestine countries?
Palestinians
Americans
Jews
Christians
28
Which group was in charge of Afghanistan when the U.S. invaded after 9/11?
al-Quaeda
ISIS
Taliban
Palestinians
29
What is not one of the 5 pillars of Islam?
5 daily prayers
giving to charity
worship on Fridays
fasting during Ramadan
30
Known as Pirate Alley
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
Arabian Sea
31
Which country began the Arab Spring?
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Tunisia
32
Which religion came first?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
33
What is the holy book for Judaism?
Bible
Koran
Torah
34
Which ancient civilization was the 1st to have a 365 day calendar?
Persians
Egyptians
Poenecians
Summerians
35
Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform?
Summerians
Persians
Phoenecians
Egyptians
36
Which belief do all 3 religions share?
Jesus is god's son
atonement covers up sins
There is one god
Everyone goes to heaven
37
The language that most people speak in the region:
Arabic
Persian
French
English
38
Which climate is mainly used for animal grazing?
semi-arid
mediterranean
desert
highland
39
What is the holiest city to Muslims?
Medina
Jerusalem
Mecca
Nasereth
40
In what climate are most of the crops grown in the region?
highland
semi-arid
mediterranean
desert
41
Who was the founder of Christianity?
Mohommad
None of the above
Abraham
Jesus
42
What is
not
true about the Dead Sea?
No animals can live in it
It is the largest lake in the region
It is the lowest elevated point on Earth
It is 9 times saltier than the ocean
