History Quiz

This natural resource was found in the Middle East in the early 1900’s?

• OIL

• GOLD

• DIAMONDS

• COAL

After this war Israel gained the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza from Egypt?

• SIX-DAY WAR

• YOM KIPPUR WAR

• ARAB-ISRAELI WAR

• GULF WAR

A characteristic of countries with LOW literacy rates:

• THEY HAVE LESS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES

• THEY HAVE STRONG ECONOMIES

• THEY HAVE HIGH TECHNOLOGY

• THEY HAVE HIGH GDP

Impacts of deforestation on the environment throughout Africa?

• HABITAT DESTRUCTION, REDUCED FOOD AVAILABILITY, AND ANIMAL EXTINCTION

• INCREASED BIODIVERSITY, CLEANER AIR, AND MORE WATER

• MORE HABITAT FOR ANIMALS, INCREASED FOOD AVAILABILITY, AND ANIMAL MIGRATION

• REDUCED POLLUTION, MORE TREES, AND BETTER CLIMATE

This is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?

• ZIONISM

• COMMUNISM

• FASCISM

• SOCIALISM

This religion was started by Muhammad in modern day Saudi Arabia. In this religion followers are expected to pray 5 times a day, give to the poor, fast during Ramadan, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca once if possible. What are followers of this religion called?

• MUSLIMS

• CHRISTIANS

• HINDUS

• BUDDHISTS

What was the temple called that was located at the center of each Sumerian city?

• ZIGGURAT

• PYRAMID

• TEMPLE OF THE SUN

• SACRED SHRINE

What type of diamond is mined in a war zone and sold to finance a war effort or revolt?

• BLOOD DIAMOND

• PRECIOUS DIAMOND

• GEMSTONE DIAMOND

• CRYSTAL DIAMOND

What organization voted to allow military action to liberate Kuwait from Iraq?

• UNITED NATIONS

• NATO

• EUROPEAN UNION

• WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

What was the rush for the colonization of Africa in the late 1800s called?

• SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA

• COLONIALISM

• IMPERIALISM

• MANIFEST DESTINY