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WorksheetsArabian Peninsula Review 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What feature is represented by the letter D?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Persian Gulf
2.
What feature is represented by the letter H?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Red Sea
3.
What feature is represented by letter E?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Jordan River
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Tigris River
4.
What do the Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have in common?
a)
They all believe in one god
b)
The belief that Jesus is the Messiah
c)
The believe that Muhammad is the main prophet of God
d)
The belief in multiple gods
5.
What country did Christianity and Judaism originate from?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq
c)
Turkey
d)
Israel
6.
Which of the following was the first monotheistic religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
7.
What does monotheism mean?
a)
Belief in many gods
b)
Belief in Jesus as the savior
c)
Belief in one god
d)
Belief there is an afterlife
8.
These types of Muslims believe that the caliph/leader of Islam should be a descendant of the prophet Muhammad.
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'a
c)
Kurd
d)
Arab
9.
What is the primary disagreement between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
a)
Should the religion of Islam be monotheistic?
b)
How should water and oil rights in the region be divided?
c)
Who should be Muhammad's successor?
d)
Should Kurds or Arabs be in charge of the religion?
10.
The natural resource that Saudi Arabia is most known for is
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
copper
d)
iron
11.
Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near
a)
deserts
b)
major rivers
c)
large grasslands
d)
mountain ranges
12.
Look at the map above. Why are certain regions so densely populated?
a)
Densely populated areas have more access to water sources and resources.
b)
Densely populated areas have more access to desert which makes travel easy.
c)
Densely populated areas are where there are less resources available to people.
d)
There is no reason that explains why some areas are more populated than others.
13.
What religion did Christianity
come from?
come from?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
14.
Followers believe that Jesus was the .....
a)
father of god
b)
regular person
c)
peasant
d)
son of god
15.
What Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians and legalized Christianity?
a)
Nero
b)
Constantine
c)
Theodosius
d)
Leo II
16.
Jewish places for prayer and worship are called...
a)
cathedrals
b)
churches
c)
schools
d)
synagogues
17.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Goliath
18.
______ is a person who claims to be instructed by God.
a)
Proverb
b)
warrior
c)
king
d)
prophet
19.
Where the religion Judaism they originate from?
a)
Middle East
b)
North America
c)
China
d)
South East
20.
Who is considered the ancestor for ALL 3 monotheistic religions?
a)
Moses
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
David
21.
Who was Abu Bakr?
a)
He was the fourth Muslim ruler or caliph.
b)
He was the third Muslim ruler or caliph.
c)
He was the second Muslim ruler or caliph.
d)
He was the first Muslim ruler or caliph.
22.
A caliph is both a ________________ and ____________________ leader of the Muslims.
a)
spiritual and political
b)
spiritual and economic
c)
Sunni and Shia
d)
Umayyad and Abassid
23.
Non-Muslim people of conquered territories
a)
had complete religious freedom
b)
had to pay taxes
c)
were banished from Muslim territory
d)
gave up their property to the Empire
24.
Which of the following is TRUE about government during the Arab Empire?
a)
Shia Muslims are 90 percent of the Muslim population today
b)
religion and politics were not separate
c)
Muslim leaders were called sultans
d)
the Sunni/Shia split was caused by disagreements over the 5 Pillars
25.
A mosque is
a)
an Arabic prayer.
b)
a holy place in mecca.
c)
a Muslim religious relic.
d)
a holy place of worship.
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