Qatar History - Colonial motives in the Arabian Region - Yea

The Gulf region controls the Strait of:

• Bab El Mandeb

• Hormuz

• Gibraltar

• The Bosphorus

The territory of southeast Asia, particularly India, was famous for producing .................. in the olden times.

• spices

• petroleum

• carpet

• dates

Which country was the first European country that arrived to the Gulf region for colonialism?

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

The European colonial ambitions to the Gulf region began at the beginning of the

• 14th Century

• 15th Century

• 16th Century

• 17th Century

Britain and the Netherlands were the first European countries to send geographical expeditions to the Arabian Gulf region.

• True

• False

The Arabian Gulf region was subjected to European colonial invasion.

• True

• False

The prime motive behind European colonisation of the Arabian Gulf region was a political one.

• True

• False

The Arabian Gulf region controlled international trade routes.

• True

• False

What weakness encouraged the colonial powers to invade the Gulf region?

• The division of the Islamic World into states and kingdoms

• The love of the Europeans for spices

• The arid climate of the Gulf region

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