Unit 5 Review: SS7G5 SS7G8 SS7H2

A man-made structure that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea:

• Gaza Strip

• Suez Canal

• Persian Gulf

• Panama Canal

This small territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

• Gaza Strip

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Red and Jordan

What are the three prominent religions in the Middle East?

• Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity

• Judaism, Islam, Christianity

• Judaism, Islam, Hinduism

• Persian, Islam, Christianity

What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq?

• Jews

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which ethnic group?

• Persians

• Kurds

• Arab

• Jews

What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia Muslims?

• The Shia wanted to change direction of prayer to Medina, rather than Mecca.

• The Sunni wanted to change part of the Five Pillars.

• The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims, the Sunni did not.

• They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad died.

Which best describes the religion of Arabs?

• The majority of Arabs are Shia Muslims.

• All Arabs are Sunni Muslims.

• Most Arabs speak Farsi.

• Most are Muslim, though there are also many Christians and those of other faiths.

Despite their large population, _______ did not get their own territory when Europeans partitioned the Middle East.

• Arabs

• Kurds

• Persians

• Bantu

What large empire broke up after World War I?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire