GRADE (12) CHAPTER 30 - LESSON 1 - PART 1

What dynasty ruled Persia from 1794 to 1925?

• The Pahlavi Dynasty

• The Ottoman Dynasty

• The Qājār Dynasty

• The Safavid Dynasty

What significant natural resource was discovered in southern Persia in 1908?

• Natural gas

• Oil

• Coal

• Diamond deposits

Who became shah in 1925 and founded the Pahlavi dynasty?

• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

• Reza Khan

• Ibn Sa'ūd

• Atatürk

What was Persia renamed to in 1935?

• Iraq

• Kurdistan

• Arabia

• Iran

Why was Reza Shah Pahlavi forced to resign during World War II?

• Internal revolution

• Health issues

• Economic crisis

• Refusal to expel Germans from Iran

What united Arab people in the early 20th century?

• Political boundaries

• Economic systems

• Language and Islamic heritage

• European mandates

Which organization supervised the mandates in the Middle East after World War I?

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• European Union

• Arab League

Who controlled the Syria and Lebanon Mandates?

• Britain

• Germany

• France

• Russia

Who established the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932?

• Ibn Sa'ūd

• Reza Shah

• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

• Atatürk

What was Saudi Arabia's main source of income before oil discovery?

• Agriculture

• Trade routes

• Muslim pilgrims to Makkah and Madinah

• Pearl diving