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Middle East Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Schism of 1054 happened because people could not agree on

a)

how to worship God in Christianity

b)

who should be in charge of the Byzantine Church

c)

Whether to accept Christianity as a religion of Rome or not

d)

how to pray to the Roman gods

2.

Term for a religion that believes in one god.

a)
Monotheistic
b)

Polytheistic

c)

Theocratic

d)

Catholic

3.

Why was irrigation important during the time of Ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

To help dry out the crops that were getting too much water

b)


To help bring weapons to different civilizations

c)

To help bring water to crops that weren’t getting enough so they could survive

d)

To help spread Mesopotamian religions

4.

What are the two essential rivers in the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Indus and Ganges

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Persian and Red

d)

Dardanelles and Mediterranean

5.

Name this country (In green)

a)
Saudi Arabia
b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

United Arab Emirates

6.

Why is Mecca important?

a)

Mecca was the location for many events in the Bible

b)

Mecca is a popular pilgrimage site for Jews

c)

It is the capital of Saudi Arabia.

d)

It is the holiest city in Islam and the site of the Kaaba.

7.

Name this country

a)

Israel

b)

Syria

c)

Turkey

d)

Kuwait

8.

What empire did the Byzantine Empire came from?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Seljuk Empire

d)

Fatimid Empire

9.

What was the state (official) religion of the Byzantine Empire?

a)
Roman Catholicism
b)
Islam
c)

Roman Paganism

d)
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
10.

What is a city-state?

a)
A city-state is a self-governing city that also governs its surrounding territory.
b)
A city-state is a rural area governed by a single mayor.
c)

A city-state is a type of state that only exists in modern history.

d)

A city-state is a large city that is a part of an empire

11.

What is polytheism?

a)
Polytheism is the worship of nature spirits only.
b)
Polytheism is the belief in a single god.
c)

Polytheism is the belief in multiple gods.

d)

Polytheism is a type of government that follows religious laws

12.

What is the Code of Hammurabi?

a)
A collection of ancient Babylonian poems.
b)
A set of religious texts from Mesopotamia.
c)
A historical account of King Hammurabi's life.
d)

The Code of Hammurabi is a set of ancient Babylonian laws

13.

What is the Koran/Qur'an?

a)

The holy book of Islam.

b)

The holy book of Judaism

c)
A historical document of the Middle Ages.
d)

An ancient legal code

14.

Which of these is something that neither Jews nor Muslims can eat/drink?

a)

Alcohol

b)

Cheeseburgers

c)
Chicken
d)
Pork
15.

Which of the following is something that Jews can do on the Sabbath?

a)

Go to work

b)

Pray

c)

Shop

d)

Build a house

16.

Jews remember the Babylonian Exile because it teaches them that

a)

it teaches them that faith is unnecessary in difficult times.

b)
it emphasizes the need for isolation from other cultures.
c)

it teaches them about the covenant and how angering God has consequences

d)
it teaches them to forget their past mistakes.
17.

Jerusalem is a holy city for which religion(s)?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

All of these are correct

18.

Muslims need to pray

a)

5 times a day

b)

Towards Jerusalem

c)

Only after eating

d)

They actually do not need to pray

19.

What is a schism?

a)

A schism is a branch of Islam.

b)
A schism refers to a type of government structure.
c)
A schism is a division or split within a group.
d)
A schism is a method of conflict resolution.
20.

What is cuneiform?

a)
A musical instrument from the Sumerian era.
b)
A type of ancient pottery used in Mesopotamia.
c)

Cuneiform is an ancient writing system from ancient Mesopotamia

d)
A form of ancient architecture found in Egypt.
21.

Mecca is located in

a)
Jordan
b)

United Arab Emirates

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

22.

The Pillar of Islam called Shahada requires Muslims to say__________

a)

I believe in Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

b)

I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God

c)

I will donate some of my money to the poor every year

d)

I will follow the laws of the Torah and the Covenant

23.

This religion worships God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit (the Trinity)

a)
Christianity
b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

All of these answers are correct

24.

The term Mesopotamia means

a)

Land between the rivers

b)
Land of ancient kings
c)
Desert region
d)

Land of the Gods

25.

Because the early Muslim empires were led by a Caliph (Successor to Muhammad), they can be called what type of government?

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Theocracy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

26.

Judaism's oldest laws and stories are found in the

a)

Torah

b)

New Testament

c)

Quran

d)

Mitzvah

27.

Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions/discoveries?

a)

The compass, triangular sails and celestial navigation

b)

The calendar, cuneiform writing, and the 60 minute hour

c)

Electricity, the internet and TikTok

d)

The printing press, farming and algebra

28.

The Crusades were wars fought between

a)

Jews and Romans

b)

The Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire

c)

European Christians and Muslims in the Middle East

d)

Israelis and Christians from North Africa

29.

Emperor Justinian was known for

a)
Codifying Roman law and reconquering lost territories.
b)
Building the Colosseum
c)

Legalizing Christianity

d)

Founding Islam

30.

In Islam, the "Caliph" was

a)
a military commander in charge of battles
b)
the political and religious leader of the Muslim community
c)
a title for a wealthy merchant
d)
a spiritual guide for individual worshippers