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Middle East Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the Fertile Crescent considered the beginning of civilization?

a)

because it is located around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

b)

because Jericho was the first permanent walled city.

c)

because it is where permanent cities, agriculture and writing began.

d)

because it is located in modern-day Iraq.

2.

_________________ is a conflict in which two countries do not fight one another directly but use other nations to wage war on their behalf.

a)

Guerrilla war

b)

Cyber War

c)

Proxy War

d)

Cold War

3.

___________________ refers to the central point of worship in Mecca, a place where Abraham/Ibrahim is said by Muslims to have made an altar to God.

a)

Al-Aqsa

b)

Medina

c)

Kaaba

d)

Al-Quds

4.

______________________ refers to a wave of pro-democratic demonstrations and armed rebellions across North Africa and the Middle East from 2010-2012.

a)

Arab Spring

b)

Arab Uprising

c)

Desert Storm

d)

Desert Spring

5.

This region mostly speaks Farsi, or Persian, and belongs to the Shi'a sect of Islam. To the east, there are tall, forbidding mountains that have been unconquerable since Alexander the Great.

a)

Afghanistan and Iran

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

The Levant

d)

Arabian Peninsula

6.

This country has only developed in the last 20 years, thanks to large fossil fuel deposits. It has become a playground for the world's rich, including indoor ski ranges, palm tree-shaped islands and the tallest building in the world: the Burj Khalifa

a)

Oman

b)

United Arab Emirates

c)

Qatar

d)

Bahrain

7.

This country has a very ancient history but has become a regional power thanks to its oil wealth and an Islamic revolution that occurred in 1979. It is infamous for trying to spark uprisings and civil wars in the Middle East as well as seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

a)

Syria

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

8.

What are the two regions that make up the Palestinian Territories?

a)

The West Bank and Philistia

b)

The Golan Heights and Gaza

c)

The West Bank and Sinai

d)

The West Bank and Gaza

9.

This refers to a philosophy or movement that believes that Jews should establish and develop a Jewish state in present-day Israel.

a)

Anti-Zionism

b)

Zionism

c)

Judaism

d)

Messianism

10.

The Six-Day War of 1967 had what effect:

a)

Brought Palestinians under Israeli military control

b)

Created an independent state of Palestine

c)

Gave Israel independence from Britain

d)

Allowed Arab nations to defeat Israel

11.

The Middle East is a Eurocentric term because

a)

because it describes the region's geographical position from a European perspective.

b)

because Europeans dominated it after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

c)

because Europeans were the first to discover the Fertile Crescent.

d)

because the region is not only Muslim and Arab in its population.

12.

The two sacred texts of Judaism are:

a)

The Torah and the New Testament.

b)

The Talmud and the Qur'an.

c)

The Qur'an and the Hadiths.

d)

The Torah and the Talmud.

13.

3. Monotheism is the worship of:

a)

One God but other gods might exist

b)

Many gods

c)

Only one God

d)

No God or gods

14.

This region of the Middle East is known for vast reserves of petroleum (oil) deposits. It is also the most developed region in the Middle East, where some of the richest countries in the world are located. It is also the origin place of Islam.

a)

The Levant

b)

The Arabian Peninsula

c)

Persia

d)

Anatolia

15.

This is generally considered the oldest city in the world

a)

Assur

b)

Babylon

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Jericho

16.

Mesopotamia is the region defined by these two rivers:

a)

Tigris and Eurythmics

b)

Tiberius and Euphrates

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Tigris and Jordan

17.

Lebanon has the highest population of _______ in the Middle East

a)

Shi'ite Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Druze

d)

Yazidis

18.

Who are these wonderful human beings?

a)

Al-Qaeda

b)

ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State

c)

Taliban

d)

Hezbollah

19.

According to Judaism, who liberated the Hebrews/Jews from Egypt?

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

c)

Moses

d)

Joseph

20.

How helpful was this Quizizz as a review?

a)

Supermegaultra useful!

b)

It helped me remember more.

c)

I learned a couple of things.

d)

Bruh, what a waste of time!