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WorksheetsMiddle East Region Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What are the 3 commonly spoken languages in the Middle East?
Hebrew
Arabic
Spanish
Persian
What 3 countries are mostly Arabic-speaking countries?
Jordan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Which 3 empires controlled parts of the Middle East at one point in time?
Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Mongol Empire
European colonization
The Gaza Strip continues to experience political instability due to:
The current situation in the West Bank remains a point of conflict because:
It is a region with significant historical and religious importance.
It is a peaceful area with no political issues.
It is a region with abundant natural resources.
It is a newly discovered territory with no historical claims.
Unequal access to water resources affects countries in the Middle East by:
Increasing regional tensions
Promoting economic growth
Enhancing agricultural productivity
Reducing political conflicts
When was the nation of Israel created?
in the late 19th century, when many Jews fled pogroms in Russia
in the early 20th century, when Zionists claimed the land
at the beginning of World War II, when many Jews fled the Holocaust
in 1948, following a United Nations vote to partition Palestine
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
3 most popular Religions in the world
Polytheistic Religions
Religions with Mecca as their holiest city
monotheistic religions started in the middle east
The source of a major conflict in the Middle East is the 1947 U.N. decision to give an area known as Palestine to Jews leaving Europe after the...
Treaty of Versailles
Holocaust
pogroms targeting them
These Palestinian territories are inside the borders of Israel.
Gaza Strip
Bethlehem
West Bank
Golan Heights
The Arab Spring was a series of uprisings where people wanted:
oil money
democracy and freedoms
the freedom to bear arms
ISIS to leave their country
Who are the main groups fighting in Israel?
Palestinian Arabs
Egyptian Muslims
Christians
Israeli Jews
This city is considered holy for many religions.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Bombay, India
Jerusalem, Israel
Tokyo, Japan
What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?
water
oil/petroleum
diamonds
arable cropland
