WC Middle East Quiz

The first major monotheistic religion to develop in the M.E. was:

What are the two current/common forms of government in the M.E.?

Which two European countries held most of the mandates in the M.E.?

Which of the following reasons is NOT a reason the M.E. is considered a 'strategic location'?

The peninsula, found in Turkey, that unites Europe and the Middle East is called:

Which of the following is not a region of the M.E.?

What does OPEC stand for?

What is the name of the group of people displaced by the creation of Israel?

One who suffers or dies for his faith is known as a:

True or False: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share some basics beliefs.

Which of the following is NOT a method countries are using to deal with population growth?

This terms refers to the scattering of the Jewish population by the Romans:

The person credited with modernizing Turkey was:

The division between Sunni and Shiite came as a result of:

Which of the following bodies of water is NOT found in the M.E.?

Which belief is shared by Jews and Christians?

What was Turkey called before World War I?

Which of the following is NOT a modern crisis faced in the Middle East?

The holy book of Judaism is called the:

Which region of the M.E. is made up of Turkey and Iran?

Which was the last of the three great monotheistic religions to develop?

Who is the prophet of Islam?

What geographic feature has the biggest impact on where people live in the Middle East?

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to Pan-Arabism?

What canal found in the M.E. saves ships thousands of miles with the shortcut it creates?

Islamic law is known as:

How many regions is the M.E. broken into?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 pillars of faith found in the Islamic religion?

This document showed the world that the British government supported the creation of Israel.

Who was Theodore Herzl?