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Southwest Asia Review Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class

Date

Sunni and Shia are...

The first two caliphs of Islam

The two major divisions of Islam

The rivers around which the first civilization arose.

The first two democratically elected presidents in SW asia

Mecca, Saudi Arabia is of religious importance to Muslims because...

It was home to the first civilization

It is where ISIS was founded

it is Islam's place of origin.

Jesus traveled there in the 7th century

The origin of the Sunni-Shi'ite split took place because there was disagreement regarding who...

would be caliph after the death of Muhammad

Would take up arms against the Christians in the Crusades

The depletion of fossil fuel resources is of special concern to Southwest Asian countries because...

there are few other resources on which these countries can depend

these countries lack the capability to construct solar panels and other forms of clean energy

Saudi Arabia and Iran could be considered to have ___ governments because they rule according to Islamic Sharia Law.

theocratic

Autocratic

democratic

Monarchical

Name this democratic nation-state composed mostly of Jewish immigrants from Europe and Southwest Asia.

Palestine

Israel

Saudi Arabia

Morocco

The Gaza Strip and the West Bank make up which primarily Arab stateless nation?

Palestine

Turkey

Saudi Arabia

Israel

The recent influx of refugees entering Europe are escaping the destruction of the...

Major floods devastating the region

Syrian Civil War

Economic collapse in Saudi Arabia

The Arab Spring ...

was a series of pro-democracy uprisings in many countries in North Africa and the Middle East

was a series of revolutions which overturned their liberal democratic governments in favor or strict monarchies

is responsible for the fact that the majority of countries in Southwest Asia are stable democracies

10.

___________ , which include absolute monarchies and dictatorships, are most the common form of government in Southwest Asia.

democracies

autocracies

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Southwest Asia Review Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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