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Middle East

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Definition:
Arabic word for God
a)
Prophet
b)
Islam
c)
Allah
d)
Qur'an
2.
Definition:
Religion founded by the prophet Muhammad
a)
Islam
b)
Allah
c)
Qur'an
d)
Clan
3.
Definition:
The holy book for the religion of Islam
a)
Allah
b)
Qur'an
c)
Clan
d)
Prophet
4.
Define Monotheism.
a)
Belief in many gods
b)
Belief in no gods
c)
Belief in one god
d)
Belief in two gods
5.
A Muslim is a follower of what religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism 
c)
Christianity
d)
None 
6.
What is an example of a non-renewable resource?
a)
oil
b)
wood
7.

What three religions began in the Middle East?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

8.

This city is considered holy for many religions.

a)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

b)

Bombay, India

c)

Jerusalem, Israel

d)

Tokyo, Japan

9.

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

a)

water

b)

oil/petroleum

c)

diamonds

d)

arable cropland

10.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
11.
Which of these natural resources is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?
a)
Water
b)
Coal
c)
Iron
d)
Oil
12.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Strait of Hormuz
13.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Strait of Hormuz
14.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
15.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
16.

The Middle East is covered mostly by _______________.

a)

Desert

b)

Mountains

c)

Grasslands

d)

Tundra

17.

What 2 important rivers run through Iraq?

a)

Jordan & Indus

b)

Mississippi & Minnesota

c)

Nile & Suez

d)

Tigris & Euphrates

18.
Which religions all began in the Middle East and consider Israel a holy place?
a)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
b)
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
c)
Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
d)
Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism
19.

What country is shaded?

a)

Bahrain

b)

Oman

c)

Qatar

d)

Kuwait

20.

What country is shaded?

a)

Yemen

b)

Oman

c)

Egypt

d)

Jordan

21.

What country is shaded?

a)

Jordan

b)

Lebanon

c)

Iraq

d)

Israel

22.

What country is shaded?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Syria

c)

Oman

d)

Turkey

23.

What country is shaded?

a)

United Arab Emirates

b)

Qatar

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

24.

What country is shaded?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Jordan

25.

What country is shaded?

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Syria

d)

Iraq

26.

What country is shaded?

a)

Iran

b)

Yemen

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

27.

What country is shaded?

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Lebanon

d)

Oman

28.

What country is shaded?

a)

Bahrain

b)

Qatar

c)

Syria

d)

Jordan

29.

What country is shaded?

a)

Jordan

b)

Turkey

c)

Iraq

d)

Syria

30.

What country is shaded?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Israel

d)

Egypt

31.

What country is shaded?

a)

Iran

b)

Syria

c)

Egypt

d)

Iraq

32.

What country is shaded?

a)

U.A.E

b)

Oman

c)

Qatar

d)

Syria

33.

What country is shaded?

a)

India

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Turkmenistan

34.

What country is shaded?

a)

UAE

b)

Yemen

c)

Oman

d)

Bahrain

35.
Which is the oldest of the three major religions of Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
36.
An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
a)
Nile River
b)
Zagros Mountains
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Red Sea
37.
Name the ocean labeled 4?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
38.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Morocco
d)
Libya
39.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Morocco
c)
Algeria
d)
Egypt
40.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Libya
d)
Egypt
41.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Egypt
c)
Tunisia
d)
Algeria
42.
What waterway linked North Africa to Europe?
a)
The Red Sea
b)
The Mediterranean Sea
c)
The Nile River
d)
The Pacific Ocean
43.
Who was Hammurabi? 
a)
Hammurabi was a God in Ancient Sumer
b)
Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
c)
Hammurabi was a warrior
d)
Hammurabi was a farmer in Mesopotamia
44.

Hammurabi's Code consisted of ____ laws.

a)

282

b)

7

c)

100

d)

500

45.

Hammurabi's code is a famous system of laws because it ...

a)

is thought to be one of the earliest written set of laws

b)

led directly to the development of democracy

c)

had such lenient punishments

d)

was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's first insurrection

46.

What is the holiest site in Judaism, is example of Islam architecture and the 3rd holiest site in Islam?

a)

Mecca

b)

Dome of the Rock - Temple Mount

c)

Israel

d)

The golden domed temple

47.

The main conflict in Palestine is between:

a)

Jews VS Muslims

b)

Jews Vs Palestinians

c)

Jews VS Arabs

d)

Christian VS Muslim

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