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CFBISD: 2nd Half of SE Asia/ 1st part of SWANA

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the founder of Buddhism? 
a)
Confucius
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Attilla
2.
Buddha was born as a ________.
a)
pauper
b)
prince
c)
king
d)
rich brat
3.
Where does human suffering come from? 
a)
From nature
b)
From wanting what we cannot have
c)
From wanting what we cannot have, and keep what we like and already have 
d)
From wanting what we cannot have, keep what we like, and not wanting what we do have 
4.
Who was Confucius?
a)
the founder of Legalism
b)
the founder of Daoism
c)
The founder of Buddhism
d)
The founder of Confucianism
5.
Confucius said people with ____________ must set a good example.
a)
authority
b)
jail
c)
love
d)
trouble
6.
Confucius had very strict ideas about how people should what?
a)
Cook their food
b)
worship 
c)
behave to develop moral character
7.
The yin and yang are ______
a)
the two temples of Laozi.
b)
the sun and the stars.
c)
things that are the same and must be kept together at all times.
d)
two polar forces in all things that must be kept in balance.
8.

Who is considered to be the founder of Daoism?

a)

Confucius

b)

Lao Tzu

c)

Sun Tzu

d)

Mao Zedong

9.

Daoists believe the government should _________________________ in peoples' lives.

a)

bring harmony

b)

make changes

c)

be important

d)

not interfere

10.
Hinduism is polytheistic.  What does that mean?
a)
Hindus believe in one God.
b)
Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe.
c)
Hindus believe in more than one version of heaven.
d)
Hindus believe in multiple classes of people.
11.
What popular physical activity has origins in Hindu ideas and practice?
a)
Football
b)
Cricket
c)
Jazzercise
d)
Yoga
12.
What is the system that is a class society and is a way to become closer to god?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Vishnu
c)
Caste
d)
Moksha
13.
Which of the following is the capital for North Korea?
a)
Beijing
b)
Seoul
c)
Pyongyang
14.
The Korean War was started by
a)
the United States and its allies
b)
North Korea's invasion of the South
c)
China
d)
Russia
15.

What is the capital of South Korea?

a)

Pyongyang

b)

Pyeonchang

c)

Seoul

d)

Busan

16.
What is the latitude line that separates North Korea and South Korea?
a)
41st parallel
b)
31st parallel
c)
38th parallel
d)
48th parallel
17.

Which event occurred first?

a)

Israel takes control of West Bank and Gaza.

b)

Israel withdraws from Gaza.

c)

Hamas takes control of Gaza.

d)

Israel and the PLO sign the Oslo Accords

18.
Which Marks the Suez Canal?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
Which marks the Red Sea?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
20.
Which number marks Iraq?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
21.
Which number marks Saudi Arabia?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
22.
Which country is marked by a “6”?
a)
Iran
b)
Turkey
c)
Jordan
d)
Afghanistan
23.
Which number marks Israel?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Name these two rivers, located in a region known as Mesopotamia. 
a)
Andes-Amazon
b)
Danube-Volga
c)
Tigris-Euphrates
d)
Arabian-Iraqi
25.
What feature is represented by the letter H?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Red Sea
26.
What feature is represented by the letter G?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Red Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
27.
What country is represented by number one?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Israel
28.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Jordan River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Arabian Sea
29.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
30.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Israel
d)
Egypt
31.
What country is highlighted in red?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Syria
d)
Kuwait
32.
What part of Israel is identified with the red one?
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
West Bank
c)
Jordan River
33.
What part of Israel is identified by the blue 2?
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
West Bank
c)
Jordan River
34.
What major river runs through Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Euphrates
d)
Huron
35.
What Sea is located in Israel, and is the lowest spot on Earth?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Sea of Galilee
36.
What Middle Eastern country bridges Asia & Europe?
a)
Morocco
b)
Syria
c)
Turkey
d)
Lebanon
37.
What Strait, between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, separates Europe from North Africa?
a)
Strait of Gibraltar 
b)
Strait of Suez
c)
Bay of Biscay 
d)
Strait of Sahara
38.
What body of water is between Saudi Arabia & Iran?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Kuwaiti Gulf
d)
Persian Gulf
39.

What country in the Middle East is 1 of the world's largest oil producers?

a)

Egypt

b)

Iraq

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Oman

40.

What Sea is north of Iran?

a)

Caspian

b)

Black

c)

Mediterranean

d)

North

41.
Which country in the region most closely follows Sharia (Islamic) law?
a)
Syria
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Turkey
d)
Libya 
42.
What is the name of the 1 month festival where Muslims fast during the day?
a)
Ramadan
b)
Hajj
43.
What city is a holy city for Jews, Christians & Muslims?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Cairo
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Mecca
44.

What is a major canal in the region?

a)

Suez

b)

Panama

c)

Kiel

d)

Iraqi

45.
Jews immigrated to what country throughout the 20th century?
a)
Jordan
b)
Algeria
c)
Tunisia
d)
Israel
46.
You watched a video with the Prime Minister of Israel. Who is he?
a)
Benjamin Netanyahu
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
David Cameron
d)
Peter Greenberg
47.
Important water feature, separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Aden
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Red Sea
48.
Largest desert in the world
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
49.
Mountains in North Africa
a)
Kilimanjaro
b)
Hindu Kush
c)
Atlas
d)
Alps
50.
Semarid boundary of the Desert
a)
Congo Rainforest
b)
Sahel
c)
Sahara
d)
Atlas
51.
Why are SW Asia and N Africa considered part of the same region, even though they are on separate continents?
a)
home to vast oil deposits
b)
located on two continents
c)
a crossroads of world trade
d)
linked by religious traditions
52.
Why do women have fewer political and social rights than men in the Middle East?
a)
religious and cultural beliefs are part of the law in some nations
b)
It is the women's preference 
c)
Women need to be protected and taken care of by men
d)
the teachings of the Koran dictate all Middle Eastern nation's laws
53.
Arid desert in Saudi Arabia
a)
Rub Al Khali
b)
Zagros Mountains
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Strait of Hormuz
54.
What natural resource has brought significant business investment to the middle east?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Water
d)
Good soil
55.
What ethnic group lives in the mountainous border region of Iraq, Iran, & Turkey?
a)
The Kurds
b)
The Jews
c)
The Sunnis
d)
The Shi'ites
56.

A location where new ideas and innovations spring up and spread ideas to other parts of the world is called a

a)

innovation

b)

perceptual region

c)

cultural hearth

d)

diffusion

57.

What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

a)

domesticated

b)

paleolithic age

c)

neolithic age

d)

agricultural revolution

58.

A system to bring water to crops

a)

migration

b)

agricultural revolution

c)

irrigation

d)

nomad

59.
another word for farming
a)
agriculture
b)
technology
c)
specialization
d)
shrine
60.

An animal that is used by humans for food, companionship, or work is...

a)

domesticated

b)

tamed

c)

wild

61.

dogs, cats, cattle, pigs, sheep, horses

a)

domesticated

b)

tamed

c)

wild

62.

Which statement BEST describes a city-state?

a)

An independent region ruled by a powerful city

b)

A powerful city that is part of a larger country

c)

A powerful city that is part of a larger state

d)

All of the above

63.

When the Ottoman empire conquered Constantinople it affected the trading power of which city?

a)

Venice

b)

Rome

c)

Milan

d)

Florence

64.

Cuneiform was developed so that information could be ____________.

a)

sold

b)

recorded

c)

shared

d)

bought

65.

People living in __________ Mesopotamia developed one of the earliest writing systems in the world.

a)

Western

b)

Northern

c)

Southern

d)

Eastern

66.

True or False- Cuneiform script was used by other peoples because they needed to be able to record information but they did not have their own systems for writing down their languages.

a)

True

b)

False

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