Chapter 17 SQ and Chapter Review

Question 1

Pillars of Islam

Answer 1

There is no god but Allah.
Pray five times a day.
Give alms to the poor.
Fast during the month of Ramadan.
Make a pilgrimage I Mecca at least once in a lifetime.

Question 2

Ramadan

Answer 2

A month

Question 3

mosque

Answer 3

Islamic worship building

Question 4

Koran

Answer 4

The Muslim holy book

Question 5

Bedouin

Answer 5

Nomads of the Arabian desert

Question 6

khat

Answer 6

Whose leaves are chewed in east Africa as a narcotic

Question 7

sultanate

Answer 7

The government type that Oman has

Question 8

emirate

Answer 8

Ruled by princes

Question 9

desalination

Answer 9

Removing salt from water

Question 10

OPEC

Answer 10

Organization of petroleum exporting countries

Question 11

Sunnis

Answer 11

Means well trodden path

Question 12

Shiites

Answer 12

Honor the imam the hereditary successor of Muhammad

Question 13

Zoroastrianism

Answer 13

A persecuted minority in Iran

Question 14

Baha’ism

Answer 14

A religion based on the writings of Bab and Bahaullah

Question 15

Sufism

Answer 15

Teaches that nothing exists except God

Question 16

shah

Answer 16

A hereditary leader

Question 17

Ayatollah

Answer 17

The highest title of honor that a Shiite Muslim can have

Question 18

sharia

Answer 18

Ancient religious law

Question 19

Middle East

Answer 19

Located at the crossroads of three continents

Question 20

Mecca

Answer 20

One of Islam’s holiest cities

Question 21

Riyadh

Answer 21

The capital of Saudi Arabia

Question 22

Persian Gulf War

Answer 22

The most significant war on the Arabian peninsula

Question 23

Saddam Hussein

Answer 23

Ruler of Iraq

Question 24

Kurds

Answer 24

Inhabits the northern highlands

Question 25

Assyrian Empire

Answer 25

It’s capital was Nineveh

Question 26

Baghdad

Answer 26

Is the capital of Iraq

Question 27

Sumer

Answer 27

The civilization that developed in the plain of shinar

Question 28

Persian Empire

Answer 28

Included all of modern Iran

Question 29

Iran-Iraq War

Answer 29

Lasted eight years

Question 30

What language is spoken throughout most of the Persian Gulf region?

Answer 30

Farsi

Question 31

What is the holy book of Islam?

Answer 31

The Koran

Question 32

What are the two holiest cities of Islam?

Answer 32

Mecca and medina

Question 33

Who are the bedouins?

Answer 33

The nomads of the Arabian desert

Question 34

Who founded the kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

Answer 34

Ibn-saud

Question 35

Terms

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Question 35

What poverty stricken Arab country once had communist leaders?

Answer 35

Yemen

Question 35

What factors caused the Persian gulf war?

Answer 35

Oil and safety to Saudi Arabia

Question 36

Explain the significance

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Question 37

What two rivers flow through Iraq and into the Persian gulf?

Answer 37

The Tigris and Euphrates

Question 38

What is the fertile region between those two rivers called?

Answer 38

Mesopotamia

Question 39

Name the two ancient empires that arose in Iraq.

Answer 39

Assyria and Babylon

Question 40

Chapter Review Questions

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Question 43

SQ - answer highlighted questions

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Question 43

Which mountain range contains two ancient capitals of Persia?

Answer 43

The Elbirz mountains

Question 43

Iran is the only country of the Persian gulf that has an official language other than Arabic. What is it?

Answer 43

Farsi