History of Southwest Asia

What change took place in Mesopotamia around 10,000 years ago?

• They began practicing hunting-gathering.

• They began practicing agriculture.

• They began keeping records.

• The Iraq War began.

In what ways are the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity alike?

• They began in 2000 BC.

• They are monotheistic.

• They are polytheistic.

• They regard Job as the messenger of God.

Mesopotamian societies used a system of writing called

• hieroglyphics

• cursive

• cuneiform

• caliphs

How many Pillars of Islam are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Following World War 1, how did Britain and France divide the territory of the former Ottoman Empire?

• by setting boundaries based on historical divisions

• by creating boundaries that ignored ethnic backgrounds

• by creating boundaries based on religious divisions

• by creating boundaries based on population divisions

The scattering of Jewish people throughout the world was called ________________.

• The Holocaust

• Kristallnacht

• Apartheid

• Diaspora

Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Israel

Present day Iraq 1st civilization developed here.

• Palestine

• diaspora

• Mesopotamia

• Israel

The Islamic conquest of Arabia begins after the death of

• Muhammad, founder of Islam

• Buddha, founder of Buddhism

• Nelson Mandela, liberator of South Africa

Which of the following statements accurately describes the spread of Islam during the time of the Arab conquests?

• Everyone in conquered lands was forced to convert to Islam.

• Islam spread inside and outside the Arab Muslim empire.