Middle East Part 1

What is the most populous country in the Middle East?

• Egypt

• Iran

• Israel

• Turkey

Which of the following is a country where Arabic is NOT the major language?

• Saudi Arabia

• Jordan

• Egypt

• Iran

Which of the following is a language that is NOT written in the Arabic script?

• Persian

• Farsi

• Turkish

• Arabic

In what century was Islam founded?

• 10th century CE

• 3rd century BCE

• 7th century CE

• 18th century CE

How is colonialism different from Imperialism?

• Colonial powers can only be European; Imperial powers can be of any culture

• Colonial powers are more aggressive than imperial powers

• Imperialism is a broader term encompassing many types of policies

• Imperialism is mostly about conquering territories and settling these with new people

Which of these empires was based in modern-day Turkey?

• Sasanian

• Arab

• Byzantine

• Holy Roman

Which of these pre-Islamic empires was based in modern Iran?

• Sasanian

• Byzantine

• Golden Horde

• Timurid

Who was the founder of Islam?

• Abraham

• Isaac

• Muhammad ibn Abdullah

• Ali ibn Abi Talib

Which of the following was TRUE of the Ottoman empire?

• It was conquered by the Sasanian empire in the 1600s

• Shia Islam was the dominant official religion

• its power base was in modern Iran

• It was ethnically and religiously diverse

What did the Sykes-Picot Accord do?

• It recognized Turkey as an independent country

• It divided much of the Middle East between Britain and France

• It recognized the independence of Greece and Bulgaria from Turkey

• It supported Arab self-determination