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Unit 7 NASWA Test Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Fertile Crescent is located between which two bodies of water?

a)

Tigris River and Euphrates River

b)

Black Sea and Caspian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

d)

Nile River and Red Sea

2.

What is a reason civilizations developed near rivers?

a)

Fresh water source

b)

Enable trade

c)

Food source

d)

All of these

3.
______ is the Jewish holy book.
a)
Torah
b)
Synagogue
c)
Monotheism
4.
__________ is the belief in one god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
5.

In Muslim culture, what is the major holiday that followers fast for a month from sunrise to sunset?

a)

Ramadan

b)

Christmas

c)

Kwanzaa

d)

Hannukah

6.
Why did Egyptian cities develop along the Nile River?
a)
The need for fresh water
b)
The need for riverboats
c)
The need for a cooler climate
d)
The need for salt water
7.

The three religions that call the Middle East their birthplace have a shared history in which of the following ways?

a)

All three religions have built beautiful churches for worship.

b)

All three religions find significance in the city of Jerusalem and are monotheistic.

c)

All religions worship on Sunday

8.
Jerusalem is a holy place of pilgrimage for which group of people? 
a)
Christians
b)
Jews
c)
Muslims
d)
all of these people
9.

Followers of Islam are called

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Palestinians

10.
What was the main argument about in the Arab-Israeli Conflict?
a)
Religion
b)
Authority
c)
Land
d)
The name of the area
11.

Which religion calls their holy book the Qur'an?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

12.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
13.
What acronym do we use to tell us how much an average person earns for an entire year?
a)
GDP - gross domestic product
b)
GNP - gross national product
c)
GDP per capita - gross domestic product per capita
d)
NDP = net domestic product
14.

What was the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

supply of water to different areas

b)

shift from hunting/gathering to farming and advanced civilizations

c)

removal of salt from water

15.

What man-made feature was constructed to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea together?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Aswan High Dam

16.

Which of the following are effects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

a)

violence

b)

different religious beliefs

c)

refugee crisis

d)

all of the above

17.

Which holiday do Jews fast and pray to seek forgiveness of their sins?

a)

Vaisakhi

b)

Yom Kippur

c)

Christmas

d)

Rosh Hashanah

18.
Three religions were created in the Middle East. They are:
a)
Buddism, Islam, Hinduism
b)
Buddism, Christianity, Hinduism
c)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
d)
Islam, Buddism, Hinduism
19.
The requirement of the Islamic faith to make the "Journey to Mecca" is known as:
a)
Yom Kippur
b)
Ramadan
c)
Rosh Hashanah
d)
Hajj
20.
The Suez Canal helps in an economical way by
a)
it being the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia
b)
It goes to only one portion of the region
c)
It allows for passage of ship and airplanes
21.
How do rivers such as Tigris, Euphrates, and the Nile enrich the soil?
a)
The make the soil very wealthy
b)
Rivers make it difficult to transport goods 
c)
Flooding and Depositing Fertile Soil along the river banks
d)
The Soil is depleted of vital nutrients needs to grow crops
22.

What is the main language of people in the Middle East?

a)

Arabic

b)

Turkish

c)

English

d)

Spanish

23.

The richest oil fields in the world can be found in countries around-

a)

the Sahara Desert

b)

the Taurus Mountains

c)

the Mediterranean Sea

d)

the Persian/Arabian Gulf

24.
Malala began defying the Taliban.  What does defying mean? 
a)
Obeying
b)
abiding by
c)
disobeying
d)
hating
25.
How did Malala defy the Taliban? 
a)
She continued to go to school, and she started a blog. 
b)
She organized a girls march in protest of the school ban. 
c)
She gave girls in her neighborhood a ride to school. 
d)
She kept her father's school open.  
26.
What is the name of the organization that decreed (announced) that girls in Pakistan were not to be educated?
a)
ISIS
b)
The Taliban
c)
jihad
d)
the BBC
27.
The civil war in Syria began:
a)
With the peaceful protests of the Arab Spring.
b)
When Isis took over some cities.
c)
When United States wanted to control oil supply from Saudi Arabia.
d)
The Kurds wanted to take control of the government.
28.
The rebels in Syria want to:
a)
to insititute a totalitarian Islamic caliphate.
b)
Limit the rights of women in Syria.
c)
Fight the influence of Western Civilization.
d)
To overthrow Assad's totalitarian government.
29.

What is the Arab Spring?

a)

A series of uprisings that took place throughout the Middle East

b)

The rainy season in the Middle East

c)

The election season for presidents in the Middle East

30.
Which direction does the Nile flow?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
31.
How often did the Nile flood?
a)
Once
b)
Twice
c)
Once a Year
d)
Twice a Year
32.
What does PLO stand for?
a)
Palestine Lives On
b)
Palestinian Liberation Organization
c)
Protest Liberty Organization
d)
Prosperity Livelihood Oneness
33.
What was the purpose of the PLO? 
a)
to form a military alliance 
b)
to form a trading partnership
c)
to promote terrorism
d)
to Liberate Palestine land from Jews
34.
A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
claims Israel as their homeland
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
35.
What did Palestine’s neighbors do when Israel declared itself a nation?
a)
Declared war
b)
Opened embassies in Israel
c)
Opened trade negotiations
36.
What happened every time Israel’s neighbors attacked Israel?
a)
Israel lost the war and lost land
b)
The Arab nations lost, and Palestine lost land
c)
The Arab nations won, and Israel lost land
37.
What is a refugee?
a)
A person who goes to jail for their political beliefs
b)
A person who leaves their country because of war
c)
A person who leaves their country because they are poor

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