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1
In the AD 600s Arabs conquered Mesopotamia, and the people gradually converted to what religion
Christian
Jewish
Islam
Hindu
2
What tragic events occurred in Darfur?
Hospitals failed
Banks failed
Militia attacked Sudenes (genocide)
Crop failed
3
What is the main reason that caused poverty in Nigeria?
Lots of food
Corrupt government
Good government
Good economy
4
At what point does the Nile River fan out, forming a large delta?
Meet at the Mediterranean Sea
Meet at the Red Sea
Meet at the Dead Sea
Meet at the Yellow Sea
5
Why do West African's wear loose clothing?
New fashion
Too cold
Rap video
Warm climate
6
How does the Nile River help the Sudanese?
Provides oil
Provides food
Provides water
Provides light
7
What are the physical features of the Sinai Peninsula?
Rocky and Desert
Smooth and Liquid
Sandy and Salty
Water and Solid
8
What did the Romans do when they captured the city of Byzantium?
Renamed it to Cairo
Renamed it to Constantinople
Renamed it to Timbuktu
Renamed it to Byzantium
9
In 1948, after World War II, the United Nations voted to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab.
Sudan
Egypt
Israel
Iran
10
What is causing desertification in the Sahel countries?
Dead sea
Nile river
Crops
Drought
11
What country is west of Iran?
Libya
Israel
Iraq
Egypt
12
How will Iraq's new National Assembly have an effect on life in Iraq?
Write a new Constitution
New schools
New hospitals
New hotels
13
What make the Dead sea unusual?
Nothing is there
It is the lowest point on Earth
It is located in Africa
It is the hightest point on Earth
14
What did the Egyptians record words and deeds of the pharaohs?
Calligraphy
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
iPhones
15
What countries do not make up the Maghreb?
Morocco
Kenya
Algeria
Libya
16
The Suez Canal links what two seas?
Gulf and Atlantic
Yellow and Red
China and Japan
Red and Mediterranean
17
The Sahara Desert what part of Africa?
Maghreb (North Africa)
South Africa
East Africa
All Africa
18
What are Rift Valleys?
One going under the other
Sliding past each other
Pulling away
Coming together
19
Which Eastern Mediterranean country has no coastline with the Mediterranean Sea?
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
20
Which is not a climate of North Africa?
Mediterranean
Steppe
Tundra
Desert
21
10 years after the Persian Gulf War, what led to new tensions between the U.S. and Iraq?
High prices of oil
Terrorist Attacks of 9/11/2001
Low prices of oil
Too many taxes
22
Why is Israel often referred to as the Holy Land?
It has the three major religions of the world.
It has the twenty major religions of the world.
all of these
It has the no major religion of the world.
23
What led to genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s
Hatred of the Hutu and Tutsi
Hatred of the Arabs and Jews
Hatred of the Egyptians and Romans
Hatred of Coke and Pepsi
24
West Africa's people belong to hundreds of different ethnic groups. What does each group have?
Different food
Different clothing
Different countries
Different languages
25
What negative effect did the Iran-Iraq War have on its economies?
Lower prices of oil
An embargo
Higher prices of oil
Damaged economy
