Ch. 13 Test Review part 1

Match the name of city or sea to the correct number.

• 3

• Mecca

• 1

• Medina

• 2

• Red Sea

Match the name of city or sea to the correct number.

• 4

• Nile River

• C

• Arabian Peninsula

• A

• Persian Gulf

What kind of climate does Arabia have? (a)  

• wildly varying
• scorching desert
• hot and humid
• warm and humid

Why do geographers call Arabia a "crossroads" location?

• It is home to very few cultures or people.

• Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it.

• People from many different cultures live there.

• It is where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism started.

What is an oasis?

• a mound of sand formed by wind

• an area of level high ground

• the wet season in an area of little rainfall

• an isolated, reliable source of water in a desert.

How did the Bedouin make their living in Arabia? (a)  

• sailors and fisherman
• gold and salt miners
• farmers
• nomadic herders

Merchants carried goods along trade routes using what animal? (a)  

• elephants
• camels
• llamas
• horses

What was Arabia's most important city for both trade and religion? (a)  

• Medina
• Yathrib
• Mecca
• Constantinople

Political leaders profited from Arab's yearly journey to visit the idols of what holy shrine? (a)  

• Ka'aba
• The Blue Mosque
• The Taj Mahal
• The Shah Mosque

Why did Bedouin tribes need to become strong and skilled warriors?

• They often fought over differences in religious beliefs.

• They fought to maintain and gain control of areas of the desert.

• They had to defend themselves against the Roman Empire.

• They were hired by landowners to protect them and their estates.