Middle East Review

Which of the following is NOT a region of the Middle East?

• Arabian Peninsula

• Sumeria

• Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia)

• Maghreb

• Northern Tier

What most influences where people live in the Middle East?

• oil

• fresh water

• mountains

• oceans

Which is true about the Sumerian civilization?

• it developed in modern-day Israel

• the people were monotheistic

• they invented many basic forms of technology, like the wheel

• they were ruled by nobles and the wealthy

What is significant about Hammurabi's code?

• it was the first law code to be written in Latin

• it advocated revenge against petty crimes

• it distinguished between major crimes & minor ones

• it defaulted to the death penalty for nearly every crime

What was a major achievement of the Hittites?

• developing iron weapons

• developing our alphabet

• developing the modern number system

• defeating the Romans in the Punic Wars

What was a major accomplishment of the Phoenicians?

• developing iron weapons

• developing our alphabet

• developing the modern number system

• defeating the Romans in the Punic Wars

Choose all that apply: What did the Persians and Ottomans have in common?

• they covered vast territories in the Middle East

• they existed at the same time

• they were both ethnically Turkish

• they tolerated other religions, languages, and ways of life among their conquered peoples

Why is Zoroaster significant?

• he created a polytheistic religion with many gods

• he ruled over a large empire in the Middle East

• he promoted an early religion that saw the world as divided between good and evil

• he invented the plow, the sail, and a calendar system

What is the meaning of the term "Hellenistic Civilization"?

• it was the power vacuum that was created by the fall of the Roman Empire

• it was a blended culture created by Alexander the Great's conquest of Egypt, Persia, and Greece

• it was a religious organization that ruled over early Sumer

• it was the empire created by Muhammad's conquests

Which statement is accurate about Roman rule over the Middle East?

• it caused an exchange of goods and ideas across a huge region

• it caused the downfall of the Byzantine Empire

• it led to the rise of Egypt as a major center of learning

• it led to the spread of Eastern Orthodox as a religion