Middle East & Africa Unit Test

Name_______________ Class Period _____

___1. The period when hunters and gatherers first began to raise plants and
animals for food is known as the ___________________.
A. Industrial Revolution B. French Revolution
C. Bolshevik Revolution D. Agricultural Revolution

___2. The belief in a single god or deity is known as _____________.
A. Monotheism B. Polytheism
C. Realism D. Zoroastrianism

___3. _______ are the most common climates in the Middle East.
A. Tundra B. Arid & Semiarid
C. Ice Caps D. Continental

___4. The systematic killing of a particular group of people is known as ___.
A. Genocide B. Suicide
C. Disney Channel D.

___5. Which of the following can best be replaced with the word independent?
A. Crying B. Dependent
C. Autonomy D. Caucasus Mts.


___6. How is Armenia different from most nations of the Middle East?
A. Armenians are mostly
Christian
B. Armenians eat nothing
but carrots
C. Armenians speak
French
D. Armenias national
animal is the yeti




___7. Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?
A. Mother Earth drinks from the sea when she is thirsty
B. The soviets diverted 2 rivers, leaving it without the influx of fresh
water
C. Someone dropped in a giant sponge
D. The soil is rapidly soaking up the water

___8. How has Russia affected the economy of Azerbaijan?
A. Blocking the construction of
an oil pipeline
B. Cyberbullying
C. Stealing their lunch money D. Naval blockade

___9. The expansion of desert landscape is known as _______.
A. Communism B. Montezumas Revenge
C. Desertification D. Global Warming

___10. Who founded the Arabic empire?
A. Ronald Reagan B. Muhammad
C. Julius Caesar D. Alexander the Great

___11. _______ refers to land that is governed by an outside power until it is
ready for independence.
A. The Amazon B. The Ottoman Empire
C. The Sinai Peninsula D. Mandate

___12. How was the Ottoman Empire different from most empires before it?
A. They won the last BCS
Championship
B. They did not impose Islamic
law on non-Muslims
C. They were Buddhists D. They outlawed sweet tea

___13. The famous church built by emperor Justinian in Istanbul, which later
became a mosque, is called what?
A. The Jehovahs Witness B. The Taj Mahal
C. The Temple of Solomon D. The Hagia Sophia

___14. Which Roman emperor founded the city in which the Hagia Sophia was
built?
A. Constantine B. Octavious Caeser
C. Caligula D. Nero

___15. Where is the Hagia Sophia?
A. Istanbul B. Oxford, MS
C. Los Angeles D. Saudi Arabia
___16._____ was attacked within hours of declaring their independence, fended of
those attacks, and expanded their borders.
A. Israel B. Saudi Arabia
C. Iraq D. Democratic Republic of the Congo

___17. The system by which countries set up colonies to secure raw materials and
markets for trade is known as __________.
A. Invasion B. Colonialism
C. Desalinization D. Commercial Farming

___18. The Sahara Desert is mostly _______.
A. Ice B. Sand
C. Rock D. water

___19. In the video on the Sahara, how did it say that people navigate the desert?
A. Using the Stars B. Using Dunes as landmarks
C. Satellite triangulation D. Lucky guesses

___20. What climate exists along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Mediterranean B. Tundra
C. Arid D. Highlands

___21. What European country bought the Suez Canal from Egypt?
A. Britain B. Brazil
C. Spain D. United States

___22. What happened when the Egyptians dammed the Nile?
A. The river stopped flowing
B. A plague of locusts swarmed Egypt
C. The water turned to blood
D. The Nile stopped flooding, which prevented the influx of fresh silt onto
farmland

___23. What does the word Maghreb mean?
A. Land Furthest West B. Land of the Free
C. Home of the Whopper D. Great Desert

___24. ____ is a large group of merchants who travel together for safety.
A. Minivan B. NAFTA
C. The United Nations D. Caravan

___25. The oldest Arab section of modern North African cities are known as a
_______.
A. Nomads B. Medina
C. Mosque D. The Oxford Square