Middle East Test

What three religions began in the Middle East?

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

Who are the main groups fighting in Israel?

• Palestinian Arabs

• Egyptian Muslims

• Christians

• Israeli Jews

The Arab Spring was a series of uprisings where people wanted:

• oil money

• democracy and freedoms

• the freedom to bear arms

• ISIS to leave their country

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

• water

• oil/petroleum

• diamonds

• arable cropland

What is the name of the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• Oman

• United Arab Emirates

This country has one of the lowest "freedom" scores in the world. Millions of refugees have fled the raging civil war.

• Jordan

• North Korea

• Israel

• Syria

These Palestinian territories are inside the borders of Israel (Choose 2).

• Gaza Strip

• Bethlehem

• West Bank

• Golan Heights

The Middle East and other areas were held for about 700 years by this empire, which collapsed as a result of World War I.

• German Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Austro-Hungarian Empire

• Russian Empire

What is the belief in one god called?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Buddhism

What is the name of the holy city in region of Canaan?

• Jerusalem

• Beirut

• Mecca

• Medina