Eastern World Ch.8 Turkey And Palestine

• The Eastern Mediterranean lies between the continents of

• 1. South America and North America

• 1. Europe and Asia.

• 1. Africa and Asia

When the Romans invaded the area that is now called Turkey, they captured the strategic city of Byzantium and renamed it

(a)  

Answer explanation

Constantinople

What was the name of the series of invasions of

Palestine launched by Christians from Europe?

• the Diaspora

• Knesset

• Zionism
  

• the Crusades

• Much of Syria and Jordan are covered by the

• 0. Pontic Mountains

• 0. Negev
     

• 0. Syrian Desert
     

The Turkish leader responsible f

Turkey was
​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​

• Kemal Atatürk
• King Hussein
• Hafiz al-Assad

• Success of commercial farming in the region relies

  heavily on
  

(a)  

Answer explanation

0. irrigation
   

Which country shares a border with both the

Mediterranean and the Black seas?


(a)  

Answer explanation

Turkey

• The Jordan River empties into the ​ ​ (a)  

• Dead Sea
• Red sea
• Black Sea
• Mediterranean Sea

​ ​ (a)   ​ does not share a border with the

Mediterranean Sea?​

• Jordan
• Palestine
• Syria
• Turkey

Where does the Jordan River begin?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Syria