Unit 3: SW Asia & N Africa

Which body of water borders both Iran and Saudi Arabia?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

The holy city of Mecca is located in which peninsula?

• Sinai Peninsula

• Horn of Africa

• Anatolian Peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

Which ancient river, along with the Tigris, formed the cradle of civilization in Mesopotamia?

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

• Nile River

• Orontes River

The Caspian Sea shares its southern shores with which country?

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Egypt

Which physical feature is part of the darker-shaded region on the map?

• Caspian Sea

• Ural Mountains

• Black Sea

• Euphrates River

Who is considered the final prophet and founder of Islam?

• Abraham

• Muhammad

• Jesus

• Moses

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• Meditation at sunrise

• Fasting during Ramadan

• Daily prayers

• Pilgrimage to Mecca

During which century did Islam begin to spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula?

• 3rd century CE

• 5th century CE

• 7th century CE

• 9th century CE

Which region is credited with the mathematical contributions of developing algebra, extending knowledge of trigonometry, and spreading the concept of zero to Europe?

• Western Europe

• East Asia

• North America

• Middle East

In which two ways listed did Arab scholars contribute to the growth of knowledge in the Middle Ages?

• by improving technology used for navigation

• by creating the heliocentric theory of the universe

• by developing the theory of gravity

• by outlining the scientific method

• by developing algebraic systems