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Which religion is the fastest growing around the world?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
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What is the holy book of the Jews called?
Bible
Torah
Koran
New Testament
3
The major natural resource of the Middle East is
iron
sand
oil
mud
4
Flooding of the Tigris-Euphrates rivers was
unpredictable
predictable
5
The Islamic art are below is called
Calligraphy
Cubism
Tesselations
Arabesque
6
Who is the most important prophet in the Islam religion?
Peter
Koran
Allah
Muhammad
7
A golden age is a period of
peace & prosperity
trade in gold
wealth & conflict
expansion & war
8
How did the Romans treat Christians for the first 300 years?
Emperors often converted
Made the official religion
Persecuted / Executed as traitors
<p>Ignored as a minority</p>
9
Government, public works, job specialization & cities are all
religious goals
causes of Neolithic Revolution
results of the Paleolithic era
features of civilization
10
The Islamic Empire's effect on the world included
Arabic numerals
all of the above
preservation & translation of Greek knowledge
spread of Islam
11
What is the Jewish place of worship called?
synagogue
mosque
church
12
What is the Muslim place of worship called?
synagogue
mosque
church
13
Monotheism is the belief in
sacrifices
Jesus
multiple gods
one God
14
Mesopotamia translates to
arid homeland
land between two rivers
promised land
home of bedoins
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During the neolithic revolution people primarily survived by
farming
scavenged
hunting & gathering
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What is the Arabic word for God in Islam?
Jesus
Hajj
Martyr
Allah
17
Each city-state in Mesopotamia had their own
stables
walls
gods
sewers
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Cuneiform is an example of
pottery
form of writing
art work
military leader
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What holy text is shared by Judaism, Christianity & Islam?
Talmud
Qu'ran
Gospels
5 Books Moses
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What is the name of the pilgrimage/journey to the holy city of Mecca?
hejira
kaaba
pillar
hajj
21
What is the holy book of the Christians called?
Bible
Torah
Koran
Vedas
22
Who is the founder of Islam?
Abraham
Jesus
Muhammad
Christianity
23
Islam helped women by
all of the above
limiting wives to 4
banning the killing of daughters
men protecting and providing for them
24
The middle east is a region because it shares all of the following, EXCEPT
ethnicity/nationality
language - Arabic
arid climate
religion of Islam
25
Based on the map, the Islamic Empire controlled
France, Italy & Turkey
Arabia & the Mediterranean
Byzantine, Arabia & Africa
Middle East, N.Africa & Spain
26
The Five Pillars can be described as
religious and secular laws
major practices of Islam
the times of day they pray
a holy book
27
What are the gospels?
Stories that teach lessons
Those who wrote the Old Testament
Stories about Jesus' life written by his followers
28
Which religion developed last?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
29
What city is holy to Muslims, Christians & Jews?
Mecca
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Rome
30
Laws that Jews, Christians and Muslims follow
5 Pillars
Law of the Land
10 Commandments
Prophecies
31
Which religion developed first?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
32
Achievemnets of the Islamic Golden Age included
castle construction
spread of Chrisitanity
advances in math, literature, science
33
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Islam
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammad
34
When a religion splits or divides it creates seperate
prophets
apostles
sects
tribes
35
Hammurabi's code was unique because it was the first
civilization
set of written laws
system of equality
religious rules
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The diaspora resulted in Jewish people being
slaughtered
multiplying
converted
scattered
37
Who is the founder of Christianity?
Muhammad
Jesus
Abraham
Judaism
38
The traditional religion of the earliest ancient middle east people was
animism
polytheism
monotheism
39
The Islamic art shown here is based on what Sharia law?
repeated images represent paradise
Mohammad allowed his portrait once
pigs are sacred
living things cannot be drawn
40
Hammurabi's code was based on
fines & retribution
social status
harsh punishments
all of the above
41
What is the holy book of the Muslims called?
Bible
New Testament
Torah
Koran
42
Who was the most important prophet in Jewish history who lead the Jews out of Egypt?
Moses
Jesus
David
Jonah
43
The event in Jewish history that describes the migration of the Jews out of Egypt?
Revolt
Diaspora
Exodus
Reformation
44
What is the Christian place of worship called?
synagogue
mosque
church
45
What is someone called who goes on religious travels to help spread a religion?
emperor
missionary
gospel
prophet
46
During the Paleolithic Era people primarily did what to survive?
farming
hunt & gathered
scavenged
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In what area of the world did all 3 monotheistic religions start?
North America
Middle East
Asia
Bahamas
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The major geographic feature of the middle east
penninsula
plains
desert
rivers
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Laws that Muslims follow
10 Commandments
Prophecies
5 Pillars
Law of the Land
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What is the name of the month in which Muslims fast and pray?
Ramadan
Mecca
Hejira
Koran
