North Africa and Southwest Asia

The Kurds are people who struggle to find ________.

• enough food

• jobs

• an independent homeland

After World War I, which country did NOT gain part of the land of the Kurds?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

• Iran

• Turkey

What is the principal religion of the Kurds?

• Shiite

• Sunni Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

Which country annexed Cyprus after World War 1?

• United States

• Turkey

• Germany

• Britain

When did Cyprus become an independent nation?

• August 16, 1960

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 2002

• October 31, 1945

Which of the following is the Arabic word for student?

• ban

• taleb

• pupil

The Taliban are fundamentalist ______________.

• Evangelical Christians

• Haredi Jews

• Sunni Muslims

• Buddhists

Which of the following is the Taliban's historically inaccurate version of Islamic law?

• Sharia

• Flora

• Isthmic

• Solemn

An _____________ is an area where a spring bubbles at the surface.

• ayatollah

• mirage

• oasis

A _______________ is a country governed by religious law.

• democracy

• theocracy

• autocracy

• monarchy