2nd Quarter Social Studies Final Exam REVIEW

Today, most Iranians speak Farsi and belong to this ethnic group:

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Jews

• Persians

Choose the form of government, distribution of power and citizen participation for Saudi Arabia:

• Absolute Monarchy / Unitary / Autocratic

• Parliamentary / Federal / Democratic

• Constitutional Monarchy / Unitary / Democratic

• Communist / Unitary / Oligarchic

ISIS is a terrorist organization that would like to create a caliphate in the Middle East. What type of government would they like to establish in Syria and Iraq?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

• Federal Republic

Although Judaism, Islam and Christianity are similar...one key difference is...

• Their leaders.

• Their view on Jesus Christ.

• Jerusalem is sacred to Christianity alone.

• Only Islam has a holy text.

Place the following sacred / holy texts in chronological order of the religions.

• Bible / Torah / Qu'ran

• Qu'ran / Torah / Bible

• Torah / Bible / Qu'ran

What three major religions have their origins in the Middle East?

• Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam

• Judaism, Christianity , Hinduism

• Buddhism, Shintoism, Hinduism

Which of the following is an ethnic group found in the mountainous regions of Turkey, Iraq and Iran?

• Kurds

• Arab

• Persian

• Muslim

Oil-rich countries of the Middle East cooperate with each other in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). How does this help them play a major role in world affairs?

• They share a common language and history.

• They share a common form of government.

• They attempt to control the price of oil on the world market.

• They maintain a military force in the Middle East.

Oil tankers traveling from Iran on the Persian Gulf to India must cross what body of water using the most direct route?

• The Nile River

• The Arabian Sea

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Red Sea

Much of the world's oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the _______________.

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

• Strait of Hormuz