Middle East and North Africa

Which country contains the Suez Canal?

• Egypt

• Libya

• Algeria

• Morocco

Countries with oil tend to:

• have strong economies

• have developing economies

• struggle to get other countries to trade with

• give up their oil freely to other countries

Why do the religious and ethnic conflicts affect the rest of the world?

• Because conflict anywhere affects the world

• Because other countries rely on their oil and gas resources

• Because the rest of the world is scared of them

• Because Mrs. Quigley says so

These Palestinian territories are inside the borders of Israel.

• Gaza Strip

• Bethlehem

• West Bank

• Golan Heights

What are the two main reasons for the United States’ presence in Southwest Asia (ex. Persian Gulf War, Iraq War, & War in Afghanistan)?

• terrorism and water 

• religion and oil 

• oil and water

• terrorism and oil 

What event marked the beginning of the Arab Spring?

• The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia

• A fruit seller in Tunisia setting himself on fire

• The overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt

• The civil war in Libya

A member of which religion woud be most likely to worship in a synagouge

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

Which religion follows the Ten Commandments, reads the Bible, and believes in one God?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Taoism 

Identify the religion:

The Holy Book is known as the Quran, the final revelation of Allah to man. They also believe in the Torah, which was Allah's first revelation to man, and parts of the Bible, Allah's second Revelation.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

Where did Christianity begin?

• Egypt

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey