Middle East Unit Review

Question 1

A shared Middle East physical characteristic is:

Accepted Answer

petroleum, location in/near southwest Asia, desert climate, oil exports

Question 2

A shared Middle East cultural or human characteristics is:

Accepted Answer

Arabic language, Islam

Question 3

One of the following is NOT a duty of Islam:

Accepted Answer

Pilgrimmage to Medina

Question 4

Which is a reason Israelis believe they deserve the land?

Accepted Answer

God gave it to Abraham, The U.N. gave it to them, They won the '48 War for Independence, They have a history of persecution

Question 5

Monotheism is a belief in...

Accepted Answer

one God

Question 6

Global trade is what economic concept?

Accepted Answer

Interdependence

Question 7

A region is an area of land with shared or common...

Accepted Answer

both cultural & physical charactertistics, physical characteristics, cultural characteristics

Question 8

What issue remains a point of disagreement between Israelis & Palestinians?

Accepted Answer

The land of Israel, The disputed territories, The land called once called Palestine

Question 9

What are the duties or responsibilities a faithful Muslim must follow?

Accepted Answer

5 Pillars of Islam

Question 10

What city is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 11

What is a practical solution to the issue of scarcity of fresh water?

Accepted Answer

Building desalination plants

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a Middle East monotheistic religion:

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 13

The Middle East is a ...

Accepted Answer

region

Question 14

Which is a reason Palestinians believe they deserve the land?

Accepted Answer

They have been there a long time, The U.N. partitoned it unfairly, The British promised it to them during WWI, They have nowhere else to go

Question 15

Besides conquering Muslim armies, who spread Islam?

Accepted Answer

Traders

Question 16

What natural resource is scarce in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Fresh Water

Question 17

What was NOT an achievement of the Golden Age of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The wheel

Question 18

Who was the famous law-giving king of Babylonia?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 19

What events contributed to the creation of the nation of Israel?

Accepted Answer

The Holocaust, 1947 U.N. decision to partiton, 1917 Balfour Declaration, Zionism

Question 20

Why does the Middle East have importance to the world?

Accepted Answer

It's petroleum reserves, It's location in the middle of the Eastern Hemisphere, Economic interdependency, It's religious history

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