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WorksheetsSouthwest Asia Test Recap
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Saudi Arabia and Iran both govern in accordance with Islamic Sharia Law. Which of the following government types are characterized by the governance by a religious elite such as priests or other spiritual leaders?
Theocracy
Democracy
Autocracy
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
All Muslims are to wage Jihad against the enemies of Islam
Charity
Pilgrimage to Mecca- All Muslims, if physically and financially feasible (possible), are to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia in honor of Muhammad’s return to Mecca.
Ritual fasting during Ramadan
Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Taliban, the Islamic State and Hamas are all…
Democratic movements in the Middle East.
Radical Islamic terrorist groups.
Based out of Saudi Arabia.
The areas shaded on the map indicate…
The regions of the world that practice Christianity.
countries that have functioning democracies.
The countries with the highest degree of development.
The regions of the world with Islam as the predominant religion.
In Southwest Asia, major population centers are only found where there are abundant…
Lumber mills
Fresh water resources
Oil reserves
Sunni and Shia are…
Islamic militant groups
Known for maintaining peaceful relations with each other
The major branches of Islam
All of the following religions originated in Southwest Asia EXCEPT…
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Although Arabic language and culture are dominant in Southwest Asia,…
Yoruba and Swahili are spoken as secondary languages in much of the region.
Turkish, Hebrew and Persian Farsi are also spoken in various regions of the region.
Hindi and Buddhism are major influences in parts of Turkey and Lebanon.
Portuguese is the most common European language due to Portugal’s former colonial empire in the region.
Which of the following events immediately followed the event pictured to the right?
Operation Desert Storm
US declaration of support for Israel
Soviet-Afghan War
US invasion of Afghanistan
Which of the following has been the primary foreign policy objective of the state of Israel since its establishment in 1948?
Spreading Judaism to as many countries as possible
Acquiring territories in the Pacific
Establishing lasting peace with Libya
Maintaining territorial security
