When a country is ruled by priest in the name of a god

What is Eurocentrism?

Your worldview is centered around Western Civ.

What does 'Abrahamic' mean?

Religions that see their founder as Abraham

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1
What type of government do most countries in the Middle East have?
Free democracies
Monarchies and dictatorships
Communist
Fascist
2
How did Mesopotamia get their crops watered?
Praying to their gods
Flooding from two rivers
Huge rainfalls in the area
Complex man-made irrigation
3
How much bigger is the ME and NA than the United States?
Three times
Half the size
Twice as big
Eight times
4
What type of climate does the COAST of North Africa have?
Humid subtropical
Tundra
Mediterranean
Arid
5
What isn't included in someone's culture?
Language
Art
Food
Government
6
What is a theocracy?
When a country has a president
When a country has no ruler at all
When a country is ruled by an atheistic ruler
When a country is ruled by priest in the name of a god
7
Where did ancient Mesopotamia develop?
In modern-day Libya
In modern-day Saudi Arabia
In Egypt
Around modern-day Iraq
8
Why does the Middle East have so much trade?
They have many things people want
The ME is a huge tourist area
They have many seas and gulfs
Their ports are bigger
9
What is the definition for polytheism?
Worshiping multiple gods
Worshiping the one true God
Worshiping one god
Believing in no gods
10
What type of plants does the ME and NA have?
Cactus
Desert shrubs
Desert scrub
Lush forests
11
What is Eurocentrism?
Your worldview is centered around Western Civ.
It is the belief that Europe is greater than other places
It is the belief that maps should have south be up
The belief that Europe is the center of the world
12
Why were civil wars so common in NA after independence?
Many North Africans had different religions
North Africans naturally hate each other
Strange borders made by Europe
They actually weren't common
13
Where are the Atlas Mountains Located?
In the Middle East
Only a small part of NA
In Europe
Throughout much of NA
14
Who is Muhammad?
The last Christian prophet
An atheist thinker
An influential Jewish writer
The founder of Islam
15
Which people controlled all of North Africa in the 1800s?
The Polish
Western European people
Americans
The Russians
16
What is the majority ethnicity in the Middle East and North Africa?
Persian
Kurdish
Jewish
Arab
17
What does 'Abrahamic' mean?
It means that someone is an atheist
It doesn't mean anthing
Religions that see their founder as Abraham
It means the religion worships Abraham
18
What type of government did the early Muslims have?
Democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Dictatorship
19
Who mostly ruled the Middle East after World War I?
European colonists
Southern Africans
East Asians
They ruled themselves
20
Where is the Nile River?
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Iraq
Libya
21
Which ethnicity does NOT exist much in the ME or NA?
Kurd
Arab
European
Persian
22
What type of climate does the ME and NA have?
Arid
Tundra
No climate
Humid subtropical
23
What is the most popular religion in the world?
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
24
Who are the Berbers?
Nomadic people from the ME
People who east burgers
Ancient settlers in Mesopotamia
Nomadic people from NA
25
How did the first people from the ME and NA get their food?
Being hunter gatherers
Stealing from other areas
Manna from heaven
Farming
26
How would one describe the art of North Africa?
European
Mystical
Traditional
Islamic

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