Unit 7 ME Test Review

The civil war in the north African country of Sudan was largely a culture clash between the Arab Muslim north and the tribal Christian south. Which of these actions was caused by this clash?

• The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) of the South claimed that their goal was a united Sudan.

• The North expelled all foreign missionaries and nationalized all non-Islamic schools in the South.

• The US, Egypt, and the People's Republic of China all supplied arms to the Sudanese war.

• In an economic decline, the central government raised prices on all goods, causing riots.

Saudi Arabia has a large number of foreign workers who migrate to the country to take jobs Saudis are not willing to do. This indicates that Saudi Arabia has a shortage of which of the following factors of production?

• Entrepreneurship

• Capital

• Labor

• Natural resources

The map below shows medieval Saharan trade routes in Africa. Use the map to answer the following question: Which of the following statements is NOT true about trade in medieval northern and western Africa?

• Northern and western Africa had few natural resources to trade with other regions.

• Traders in northern and western Africa had regular contact with Muslim merchants in Arab lands.

• Trade in the region relied heavily on gold and salt.

• People and goods in the region traveled east to west across the Sahara Desert.

Based on the map above, which statement best explains why Islam is widely practiced in western and northern Africa today?

• Trade and commerce was embraced by Islam but largely discouraged by other religions.

• Medieval Muslims paid higher prices for gold and salt than people of other faiths.

• At the time, Muslims refused to trade with non-Muslims.

• Medieval Muslim merchants brought their Islamic faith to the region.

Which of the following was the most likely cause of widespread famine in India in the late 1800s?

• Indians were never considered equals by their British rulers.

• The British encouraged Indian farmers to switch from growing food to growing cotton.

• The British constructed a large railroad system across the country.

• British missionaries encouraged Indians to convert to Christianity.

Based on the map, which of the following statements is most likely true?

• All of the world's oil reserves are located near the Arabian Peninsula.

• Most countries in the Arabian Peninsula rely on money from oil exports to pay for most of their needs.

• Oil and natural gas are scarce in the Arabian Peninsula.

• Agriculture is the most important segment of the economies of countries in the Arabian Peninsula.

According to the map, most of the oil in the Arabian Peninsula is located —

• along the Red Sea coastline.

• south of Yemen.

• in the Arabian Sea.

• near the Persian Gulf.

From 1878 until 1980, Liberia was controlled by an authoritarian single-party system. Given these facts, which of the following is true?

• Opposition parties were supplied by the government.

• Opposition parties were unlikely to win elections.

• Opposition parties were not demanded by the people.

• Opposition parties were outlawed.

The architecture of Hagia Sophia communicates an Islamic appreciation of —

• curved rather than straight lines.

• the singularity of things rather than their commonality.

• large rather than small spaces.

• the meaning of things rather than their appearance.

The United States relies on the Middle East for a large amount of its oil. If Middle Eastern countries raised the price of oil, which of the following would be the most likely result?

• Gasoline prices in the US would rise.

• The US would stop trading with Middle Eastern countries.

• The US would begin producing most of its own oil.

• The price of automobiles in the US would double.