Middle East CFA Review

Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of civilization" and a "cultural hearth" because

• Writing, farming, and cities started there

• It is between the Tigris and Euphrates

• They invented baby furniture there

• ISIS preserved its cultural artifacts

The Sahara Desert divides Africa so that

• East Africa is separated from West Africa

• North Africa has more in common culturally with the Middle East

• Trade routes through the desert brought the continent together

• Islam and Christianity coexist peacefully across the continent

The presence or absence of water most affects

• Access to oil deposits

• Religious affiliation

• Technological development

• Population patterns

Egyptian civilization is called the "gift" of

• the Pyramids

• Moses

• the Nile

• the Tigris and Euphrates

Being geographically centered between Europe, Africa, and Asia made the Middle East

• Wealthy

• Complicated

• Religious

• A Cultural Crossroads

Mesopotamia means

• "Fertile Crescent"

• "Between the rivers" -- Tigris & Euphrates

• "Along the Nile"

• "The Holy Land"

Why is desalination so critical to human populations in the Middle East?

• Lack of rainwater makes it necessary to purify seawater

• There are no rivers in the region

• It's easy and inexpensive

• You can't drink oil

In addition to flood control of the Nile, the Aswan High Dam provides

• Nuclear power

• Tourism

• Hydroelectric power

• National pride

Muslim women covering themselves, rather than dressing as most in the West do, is an example of

• Cultural Divergence

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Confusion

• Cultural Prohibition

A "two state solution" to conflict between Israelis and Palestinians would create

• A united Israel

• A Jewish-Muslim alliance

• Two separate, independent, and self-ruling nations

• A situation like North and South Dakota