SWANA History Quiz

Mesopotamia was One of the first places to start practicing agriculture

• False

• True

Mesopotamia was a fertile plain between the ______ and Euphrates Rivers

-Judaism: The oldest of the three religions. It was first practiced by a small group of people called the ___________ in the year of ___________

• Jewish teacher named Jesus in 30 A.D

• Israelite's in 1800 B.C.

• Arabian Peninsula in 600 AD

• USA 1775

Major Arab-Israeli wars were fought in the 1950's _____ and the ______.

A revolution in Iran in the 1970’s resulted in the overthrow of that country’s monarchy and the establishment of an _______ __________. 

• Arab-Israeli wars

• Islamic republic.

• Civil Wars

• Persian War

Egypt, in North Africa was one of the earliest known civilizations. Egyptians civilizations arose along the Nile river, and Egyptians depended on the Nile to live.

• False

• True

The Pharaoh's were not seen as son of the Sun Gods. 

• False

• True

The Egyptians practiced polytheism, which is the belief __________

• Dogs

• 1 God

• 1 Dog

• Many Gods

In the 1500’s, North Africa began to fall under the rule of foreign armies. The ____________ and _______________capture parts of Morocco.

• Portuguese and French

• Spanish and French

• Portuguese and Spanish

• Spanish and Americans

Many North African resented European control. Independence movement arose across the regions in the early _______.