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MidEast

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Areas that are unified by common characteristics such as religion, language and arts.

a)

Cultural region

b)

Religious region

c)

Land Region

d)

Racial Region

2.

A set of beliefs and practices that is often focuse on one or more deities or gods.

a)

Culture

b)

Religion

c)

Race

d)

Ethnicity

3.

Disputes over what lie at the heart of the continuing conflicts in the Middle East?

a)

land and religion

b)

land and education

c)

religion and civil rights

d)

civil rights and education

4.
Islam
a)
Belief that Jesus was the Jewish messiah
b)
Belief that Muhammad was the final prophet of God
c)
 Monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews.  It encompasses the religion, philosophy and culture of the Jewish people.
5.
Christianity
a)
Belief that Jesus was the Jewish messiah
b)
Belief that Muhammad was the final prophet of God
c)
 Monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews.  It encompasses the religion, philosophy and culture of the Jewish people.
6.
Judaism
a)
Belief that Jesus was the Jewish messiah
b)
Belief that Muhammad was the final prophet of God
c)
 Monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews.  It encompasses the religion, philosophy and culture of the Jewish people.
7.

Definition of Islamophobia

a)

Dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims

b)

Dislike of or prejudice against Jews

c)

Dislike of or prejudice against Christians

8.

Definition of prejudice

a)

Prejudice is a rational decision made after careful consideration over a group of people or individual person.

b)

Prejudice is a fair judgment based on facts about a person or group of people formed through experience.

c)

Unfair opinion or dislike about someone based on their group membership without actually knowing them as an individual.

d)
Prejudice is an unbiased opinion formed through experience.
9.

What does the term cultural diffusion mean?

a)

a change made to an existing object or way of doing things

b)

the spread of cultural elements from one society to another

c)

evolution

the slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler forms to more complex forms

d)

able to live forever

e)

something new; an improvement

10.

What does the term philosopher mean?

a)

a change made to an existing object or way of doing things

b)

the spread of cultural elements from one society to another

c)

a scholar, teacher, or thinker who seeks knowledge

d)

able to live forever

e)

something new; an improvement

11.

What does the term innovation mean?

a)

a change made to an existing object or way of doing things

b)

the spread of cultural elements from one society to another

c)

evolution

the slow process of change in plants and animals from simpler forms to more complex forms

d)

able to live forever

e)

something new; an improvement

12.

Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for

a)

defense

b)

printing

c)

irrigation

d)

navigation

13.

The Muslims' great experience with trade helped advance their knowledge of

a)

history

b)

psychology

c)

geography

14.

One thing that helped the spread of knowledge throughout the Islamic world was

a)

fear of punishment

b)

rewards for learning

c)

prayer and fasting

d)

having the Arabic language in common

15.

Which has been a major goal of both the Zionists and the Palestinian Arabs in the Middle East?

a)

to unite the Middle East under their religion

b)

to improve their relations with the Soviet Union

c)

to become leaders in the world economy

d)

to have their own independent country

16.

The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland is known as what?

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Diaspora

d)

Zionism

17.

How does religion impact the Middle East?

a)

Differences in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity cause continuing conflicts in the Middle East

b)

Similarities in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity allows for a peaceful union among countries

c)

Religious leaders are forbidden to hold government positions because of their radical beliefs

d)

The religious groups of Islam and Christianity have joined forces to exile those who believe in Judaism

18.

The is an example of religious group. Check all that apply.

a)

God(s)

b)

Religion(s)

c)

dogs farting

d)

ethnic groups

19.

A person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates violence to carry out their mission or goal.

a)

Terrorists

b)

Aggressors

c)

Initiators

d)

Fanatic

20.
The hatred and discrimination of Jews
a)
Anti-Jewism
b)
Zionism
c)
Anti-semitism
d)
Embargo
21.

Sunni and Shia Split over

a)

dispute over Muhammad's system

b)

dispute over Muhammad's wives

c)

dispute over Muhammad's territory

d)

dispute over Muhammad's successor

22.

What is the definition of a refugee?

a)

A person who voluntarily leaves their country.

b)

A person who has been forced to leave their country.

c)

A person who is born in a different country.

d)

A person who travels frequently for work.