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WorksheetsChapter 16 Review: Countries of SW Asia
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A theocracy is...
a)
A government with religious leaders, like Iran.
b)
A country with religious leaders, like tehe US.
c)
A country with separation of religion and government.
d)
A government with no religion.
2.
The founder of Islam.
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Abraham
c)
Muhammad
d)
Moses
3.
OPEC is
a)
Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
b)
Oil Products and Export Countries
c)
Only Petroleum Exporting Countries
d)
Organization of Petrolium Exporting Countries
4.
The purpose of OPEC is to...
a)
control the supply and price of oil.
b)
control how much oil the US buys from any country.
c)
learn more about fracking.
d)
Overcharge oil executives for all fossil fuels.
5.
A monotheistic religion believes...
a)
in only one god.
b)
in many gods.
c)
in many religions.
d)
in no religion.
6.
This monotheistic religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad.
a)
Judasim
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
7.
This empire was dismantled after WWI. Several new countries were then created. The first was Turkey in 1923.
a)
Byzantine Empire
b)
Roman Empire
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
Persian Empire
8.
In the Persian Empire and in Iran, this word is used to mean king.
a)
Czar
b)
Shah
c)
Nick Clayton
d)
Nick Clayton
9.
These Arabic-speaking group of nomads helped spread the Islamic culture throughout SW Asia.
a)
Bedouin
b)
Byzantine
10.
What is the Palestine Liberation Organization?
a)
Also know as PLO - this group wants a new, independent country for Palestinian Arabs.
b)
A group that has used terrorism to make its voice heard.
c)
A group that claims to represent all Palestinian Arabs living in the Middle East.
d)
All of the above.
11.
These Arab territories were taken over by Israel in a war in 1967. They are areas known as the Palestinian Territories. Palestinian Arabs live here, but have to live under Israeli law.
a)
Gaza Strip and West Bank
b)
Syria and Lebanon
c)
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
d)
Dead Sea and Red Sea
12.
A monotheistic religion of Jews - based on the teachings of the Hebrew Bible.
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
13.
A monotheistic religion of Christians - based on the writings of the Christian Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ.
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
14.
This WWII event caused many Jewish people to move from Europe to Southwest Asia. Over 6 million Jews died in Europe because of this event.
a)
Holocaust
b)
9-11
c)
Bombing of Flight 740
d)
Nick Clayton's bathtime
15.
A kibbutz is...
a)
A type of settlement in Israel where the community share wealth and property.
b)
A weapon used by Palestinian Arabs against Israel
16.
Israel took this land from Syria in a war in 1967. Israel still controls it today.
a)
Istanbule
b)
Golan Heights
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Lebanon
17.
This organization of European nations cooperate for economic, social, and political reasons. Turkey would like to join, but has been denied.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
NATO
c)
OPEC
d)
European Union (EU)
18.
Americans acted as this, on behalf of the United Nations, during Lebanon's civil war of the 1970's and 1980's.
a)
sentries
b)
peacekeepers
c)
combat soldiers
d)
ambassadors
19.
*Capital of Lebanon.
*Has been damaged by civil war since 1975 (Christians vs. Muslims)
*Once a center for finance and banking, but is no longer due to war.
*Has been damaged by civil war since 1975 (Christians vs. Muslims)
*Once a center for finance and banking, but is no longer due to war.
a)
Istanbule
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Tehran
d)
Beirut
20.
Most families in Syria live as this...
a)
extended families
b)
small families
c)
step-families
d)
separate families
21.
The Greeks called this city Byzantium. The Romans called it Constantinople. Today it is know as _______________.
a)
Riyadh
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Istanbule
d)
Tehran
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