Unit 8: SWANA Test Review

What would be common to see across SWANA?    

• Gothic cathedrals, onion domes, and aquariums

• Mosques, temples, and pyramids

• Opera houses, art museums, and churches

• Castles, soccer fields, and statues

 What did many Egyptians settle near?

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

• Himalaya Mountains

The values described are important to which organization/group? 

• Islam

• Nomads

• OPEC

• Judaism

What is the most practiced religion in SWANA? 

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Taoism

• Islam

Where is Saudi Arabia?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What did people living in Mesopotamia create so they could live between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? 

• Irrigation systems

• Political parties

• Pyramids

• Free enterprise

Which has had an effect on relationships between the United States and countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq?

• oil

• water

• salt

• diamonds

 Which speaker is talking about the benefits of the Suez Canal?

• A

• B

• C

• D

An important Jewish holiday (the Jewish New Year)

• Easter

• Christmas

• Hajj

• Rosh Hashanah

What did the Ottoman Empire spread across Southwest Asia and Northern Africa?         

• Silk and spices

• Slavery

• Communism

• Islam