Ch. 17 & 18 Test Review

_____ is known as the major physical geography of Southwest Asia.

• long rivers

• mountains and plateaus

• coastal plains

• high plains

Define cuneiform:

• a Tartar form worship

• the Romans built a catapult

• a bow and arrow created by the civilization

• a Sumerian form of writing system

What is the name major waterway is between Israel and Jordan.

• Laney Sea

• Blaze Lake

• Arabian Sea

• Dead Sea

The Persian Gulf is connected to the Arabian Sea by a strategic waterway called the Strait of Hormuz.

• True

• False

• Both

What are the three religions of Southwest Asia that are also known as the Abrahamic Religions?

• Judaism, Christianity, & Hindu

• Judaism, Christianity, & Islam

• Christianity, Judaism, & Hindu

• Buddhism, Christianity, & Hindu

North Africa's most used European language is French?

• True

• False

What is the word you use if you only believe in one God? (a word from your vocab)

What major mineral is known in Southwest Asia?

• lithium

• petroleum

• gold

• diamonds

Present day Iraq used to be known as what?

• Macedonia

• Qatar

• Mesopotamia

• Libya

Name a Muslim holiday that requires them to fast for 30 days?

• Mecca

• September

• Holliman

• Ramadan