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Southwest Asia Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

#1 on the map is

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iran

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

2.

#2 on the map is

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Afghanistan

3.

#3 on the map is

a)

Black Sea

b)

Syria

c)

Iran

d)

Turkey

4.

#4 on the map is

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Syria

5.

#5 on the map is

a)

Yemen

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

6.

#6 on the map is

a)

Syria

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Israel

7.

#7 on the map is

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Syria

d)

Iran

8.

#8 on the map is

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Black Sea

d)

Red Sea

9.

#9 on the map is

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Turkey

c)

Yemen

d)

Afghanistan

10.

#10 on the map is

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

11.

#11 on the map is

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

12.

#12 on the map is

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Black Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

13.

#13 on the map is

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Black Sea

14.

The ruler of Iran is called

a)

Sultan

b)

Shah

c)

Emperor

d)

King

15.

  Which country is called the "Cradle of Civilization" 

a)

Turkey

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Afghanistan

16.

Southwest Asia is also known as

a)

The Middle East

b)

The Arab World

c)

both

d)

neither

17.

The Middle East is the center of 

a)

Asia, Antarctica, Europe

b)

all of them

c)

Africa, Antarctica, Europe

d)

Asia, Africa, Europe

18.

Which continents does Istanbul connect (You can check more than one!) 

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Asia

19.

In 2003, why did the US invade Iraq?

a)

To find weapons of mass destruction

b)

to drive Iraq out of Kuwait

c)

. To protect the Kurds

d)

To take control of Iraqi oil

20.

Why did the Soviets invade Afghanistan in 1979?

a)

To modernize the country

b)

to help the Taliban

c)

to find members of Al- Qaeda

d)

To put down rebels fighting against the Communists

21.

_______ is the most valuable resource in Southwest Asia

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

gold

d)

salt

22.

90% of the people who live in Southwest Asia are 

a)

Arab

b)

Persian

c)

Muslim

d)

Christian

23.

Who are the Taliban?

a)

terrorist responsible for the 9/11 attacks

b)

extremist who ruled Afghanistan

c)

both

d)

neither

24.

 Who was Saddam Hussein?

a)

Shah of Iran

b)

Dictator of Kuwait

c)

Dictator of Iraq

d)

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

25.

The three main ethnic groups in Southwest Asia are 

a)

Persian, Kurds, Armenians

b)

Arabs, Persians, Kurds

c)

Arabs, Persians, Armenians

d)

Arabs, Ottomans, Persians

26.

Southwest Asia is the birthplace of the 3 major monotheistic religions

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Persian people are mostly found in ____________

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Kuwait

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

28.

  Persians are not Arabs

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Cuneiform is 

a)

a code of writing used by the Sumerians

b)

a code of laws written by the Sumerians

c)

both

d)

neither

30.

Which Babylonian king developed a code of law? 

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sulieman

d)

Osman

31.

The American hostages were released from Iran after which President took office

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

George Bush

32.

  Who was the President at the start of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Barack Obama

33.

Ottomans are ruled by a 

a)

King

b)

Emperor

c)

Sultan

d)

Shah

34.

  Ottomans __________ tolerant of religious and ethnic minorities

a)

were

b)

were not

35.

Turkey was once part of the Ottoman Empire

a)

True

b)

False

36.

In 1990, Iraq invaded….

a)

Iran

b)

Kuwait

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Syria

37.

  In the 1980’s Iraq fought a war against

a)

Iran

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Kuwait

d)

All of them

38.

Constantinople was difficult to capture because...

a)

it was surrounded on 3 sides by water

b)

It had the strongest walls in Europe

c)

both

d)

neither

39.

Who was the Ottoman ruler during its "Golden Age"?

a)

Sulieman

b)

Osman

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Hammurabi

40.

 The Babylonian empire was located in present-day Afghanistan

a)

true

b)

false