Unit 4: Southwest Asia/North Africa

Someone who flees a country for reasons of safety and in pursuit of a better life.

Identify country #15

Identify country #17

A system of rule where the government leader is also the religious leader.

Egyptians embalmed their dead in order to prepare them for the:

Identify country #4

A civilization has all of the following except:

The holiest day for Jews is

All of the following were Sumerian inventions with the exception of the:

Who is credited for inventing the practice of written laws?

Mesopotamia is also known as all of the following except:

What action helped to control the small pox outbreak among soldiers in the American Revolution?

Identify country #9

Identify country #6

Who creates the laws in Sumer?

Identify country #1

Black is to White as Polytheistic is to _______________________.

People who regularly move from one location to another in order to have enough food and survive

True or False:  Sargon the Great built the first empire.

Which of the following have/had a secular government?

True or False: The U.S. is the only country to win independence from the British empire.

True or False:  The Sumerians lived tax free.

The followers of which faith are said to be descendants of Abraham and Sarah?

Jews, Christians and Muslims are all:

Christ's resurrection is celebrated on which holiday?

The Torah contains all of the following writings except the:

What type of government does Iran have?

Mesopotamia is located in modern day Iraq and which other country?

How many gods are worshiped with the monotheistic religions?

Identify country #16

The Phoenicians are credited for developing the first:

The head dress worn by Iranian women and required to be worn by law in public is called a:

Identify country #18

Identify country #11

The year 1 A.D. (Anno Domini) represents the year in which Jesus was:

An ancient profession whose job it is to record important information.

A system of writing that used triangular shapes and wedge-like symbols was invented by the

Egyptians used which of the following systems of writing:

Identify country #8

A ruler in ancient Egypt is called a:

True or False:  Iranians practice freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

The Islamic faith requires followers to make a hajj or pilgrimage to 

Identify country #7

Egyptians were known for creating all of the following except:

The Quoran (Koran) are writings from which prophet?