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WorksheetsHistory of SW Asia
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Mesopotamia is a region in the present-day country of...
a)
Iran
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Iraq
2.
Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers.
a)
Fox and Oconto
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Jordan and Ural
3.
Early humans lived as...
a)
nomads
b)
sailors
c)
soldiers
4.
Humans changed from uncivilized to civilized because of...
a)
the development of agriculture.
b)
the building of ziggurats.
c)
the creation of religion.
5.
This was the first kingdom in Mesopotamia.
a)
Assyria
b)
Ottoman
c)
Sumer
6.
This Mesopotamian king created the first set of complete laws for citizens of a kingdom to follow.
a)
Sargon
b)
Ashnerbanipal
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Gilgamesh
7.
This kingdom of Mesopotamia was known as the kingdom of warriors.
a)
Sumer
b)
Babylonia
c)
Assyria
8.
The first stories were written about this Mesopotamian king.
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Gilgamesh
9.
Which was not an innovation of a Mesopotamian kingdom.
a)
Fire
b)
Irrigation systems
c)
Writing
d)
The plow
10.
The earliest people in Mesopotamia were...
a)
not religious.
b)
polytheistic.
c)
monotheistic.
11.
Around 1,000 BC a new religion developed in Mesopotamia. This new religion was...
a)
Islam.
b)
polytheistic.
c)
monotheistic.
12.
Which religion did not begin in SW Asia?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
13.
Today, the region of Southwest Asia is mostly this religion...
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Hindu
14.
A huge Muslim empire existed in SW Asia from the mid-1300's until World War I (1917). This empire was called the...
a)
Sumerian Empire
b)
Babylonian Empire
c)
Mongol Empire
d)
Ottoman Empire
15.
After World War I (1917) these two European countries created boundaries in SW Asia to create countries.
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
Germany and Hungary
c)
Great Britain and France
d)
Poland and Russia
16.
By the end of WW II, many Jewish people moved from Europe to a region called Palestine. Which was NOT a reason?
a)
There were oil fields and an opportunity to get rich.
b)
This was their homeland in ancient times.
c)
To escape persecution in Europe.
d)
The Jewish Holocaust of World War II.
17.
This organization divided Palestine into two regions: one for Jews and one for Palestinian Arabs.
a)
The World Health Organization
b)
The United Nations
c)
The World Bank
18.
In 1948 a new country was created on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. This country was....
a)
Palestine
b)
Syria
c)
Lebanon
d)
Israel
19.
In 1967 Israel was attacked by the Arab countries of Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. The result of this war was...
a)
Israel was defeated and now controlled by these Arab nations.
b)
Israel won, but fought a long battle. The war lasted several years.
c)
Israel won in 6 days and increased its size, taking land from each Arab nation.
20.
American troops have been in two Southwest Asian nations, Afghanistan and Iraq. This event, more than anything, caused this deployment of troops.
a)
The creation of the Suez Canal
b)
The creation of Israel
c)
9-11
21.
Since 2011, many countries in the Middle East have had revolution. These uprisings are referred to as....
a)
The Arab Spring
b)
Israeli/Arab Conflict
c)
Muslim Revolution
22.
A result of the 2011 uprising is...
a)
a huge increase in dictators in SW Asian nations.
b)
A decrease in oil production.
c)
A huge increase in immigration away from the Middle East and into Europe.
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