Chapter 15 - Middle East TEST

Question 1

Define “arid”

Answer 1

hot day time temperatures, very little rain

Question 2

What are the two most important rivers in Mesopotamia?

Answer 2

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 3

What industry is the most important in the Arabian Peninsula?

Answer 3

Petroleum

Question 4

List the achievements of the Sumerians

Answer 4

Cuneiform, the first wheeled vehicles

Question 5

Define “monotheism”

Answer 5

The belief in one god

Question 6

What to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all have in common?

Answer 6

Monotheism, they all have a different holy text, they all have a different holy city

Question 7

How did Judaism spread?

Answer 7

The diaspora, the jewish people migrated around the world and spread their religion

Question 8

How did Christianity spread?

Answer 8

European colonization of countries in South America, North America, Africa, etc.

Question 9

How did Islam spread?

Answer 9

Muslim traders and travelers spread the word of Islam on their travels

Question 10

What country did the Ottoman Empire start and end in?

Answer 10

Turkey

Question 11

Except for the Nile River Valley, what does Egypt consist of?

Answer 11

Desert

Question 12

List two of the New Kingdom Pharaohs

Answer 12

Hatshepsut, Ramses II

Question 13

Which Egyptian Pharaoh expanded the Egyptian empire through conquest?

Answer 13

Ramses II

Question 14

During which Kingdom was Egypt at the height of its power?

Answer 14

New Kingdom

Question 15

What was the purpose of pyramids

Answer 15

1. To create individual burial sites for kings/ pharaohs
2. for the king/ pharaoh to demonstrate their power

Question 16

Who and why did people move to the Anatolian plateau?

Answer 16

Traders and travelers from Ancient Greece

Question 17

During which time period did Egyptians start to build pyramids?

Answer 17

The Early Dynastic period