Southwest Asia Chapter 18, lesson 2 quiz

Settlements that appeared in Mesopotamia about 10,000 years ago represent the world’s first what?

• Empires

• Civilizations

• Nations

• Kingdoms

What writing system did Mesopotamian societies use?

• Hieroglyphics

• Latin

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

Which world religions originated in Southwest Asia?

• Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

• Christianity, Islam, Judaism

• Sikhism, Taoism, Confucianism

• Zoroastrianism, Shinto, Jainism

Until when did Islamic society expand across Southwest Asia?

• 1500s

• 1200s

• 1800s

• 2000s

Who established Christian states along the Mediterranean coast?

• Crusaders

• Mongols

• Romans

• Greeks

What was the name of the group of Muslim tribes that began building an empire on the Anatolian Peninsula in the 1300s and 1400s?

• Seljuks

• Ottomans

• Safavids

• Mughals

Which two countries were responsible for preparing the region for independence after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

• France and Germany

• Britain and France

• Italy and Spain

• Russia and Austria

What two groups in the region have been involved in a conflict over territory since 1948?

• Israelis and Palestinians

• Kurds and Turks

• Iranians and Iraqis

• Saudis and Yemenis

Name at least three countries in the region that have experienced civil wars in the 1900s.

• Lebanon, Syria, Yemen

• Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia

• Jordan, Kuwait, Oman

• Qatar, UAE, Bahrain

What group living in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and western Iran has fought to gain their own country?

• Kurds

• Armenians

• Bedouins

• Assyrians