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WorksheetsSouthwest Asia's Ethnic/Religious Groups Summative Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Jews were forced out of their lands and scattered throughout the world, known as......
Scattering
Wailing Wall
Diaspora
Resurrection
Which of the following are similarities between the three religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
They were all started in Southwest Asia.
Their holy books include the ten commandments.
They all believe in one God.
Abraham is an important figure.
What is the belief in one God called?
Tritheism
Monotheism
Polytheism
Ditheism
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith?
Fasting in the month of Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
Reading the Qur'an daily
Prayer five times a day facing Mecca
The oldest religion in Southwest Asia is:
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
What ethnic group does not have their own country?
Christianity
Persians
Kurds
Arabs
Which language do Persians speak?
Arabic
Farsi
Kurdish
English
What could Muhammad have done to avoid the division of Islam into Sunni and Shia?
Changed religions
Added a new pillar
Visited the Wailing Wall
Picked the next leader
Which religion was Abraham the founder of?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Which statement is true ONLY of Islam?
Followers believe Abraham is an important ancestor.
Followers use mosques as a place of worship.
Followers believe in only one God.
Followers consider Jerusalem a holy place.
The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which ethnic group?
Jews
Arabs
Kurds
Persians
What do Sunni Muslims believe when it comes to their leader?
Leader needs to be related to Muhammad
Leader needs to live in Mecca
Leader needs to read the Qur'an daily
Leader does NOT need to be related to Muhammad
Where do the majority of Arabs live and what is their language?
Iran, Arabic
Mountains of Turkey, Farsi
On the Arabian Peninsula, Arabic
Iraq,Kurdish
Where do most Middle Eastern Jews live?
Israel
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Which holidays do Muslims celebrate?
Christmas
al-Hijra
Ramadan
Hanukkah
Which holidays do Jews celebrate?
Passover
Easter
Yom Kippur
Hanukkah
Which ethnic group lives mainly in Iran?
Arabs
Kurds
Jews
Persians
