Middle East Unit

Question 1

Kingdom centered on the Nile River

Answer 1

Egypt

Question 2

Birthplace of Zoroastrian religion

Answer 2

Persia

Question 3

Civilization that started with the Minoans and developed into city-states

Answer 3

Greece

Question 4

This civilization started as a republic and ended as an empire.

Answer 4

Rome

Question 5

This kingdom was the birthplace of democracy.

Answer 5

Greece

Question 6

Kingdom ruled by Alexander the Great

Answer 6

Greece

Question 7

Which kingdom was known for effective leadership and government?

Answer 7

Persia

Question 8

Which kingdom was known for using effective surgery and dentistry?

Answer 8

Egypt

Question 9

Qur’an

Answer 9

The important text of Islam

Question 10

Gospels

Answer 10

These texts tell the story of the life of Jesus.

Question 11

5 Pillars

Answer 11

The central beliefs of Islam including praying 5 times a day and fasting

Question 12

Arabic

Answer 12

The language of the Qur’an

Question 13

Mecca

Answer 13

Center of trade and religion for Arabs, where Muslims go on the Hajj and pray at the Kaaba

Question 14

Islam

Answer 14

Youngest of the three Middle East religions

Question 15

Monotheism

Answer 15

A belief in only one God that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share

Question 16

Mosques

Answer 16

Muslim places of worship

Question 17

Torah

Answer 17

Important text of Judaism

Question 18

Jerusalem

Answer 18

City that is holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims

Question 19

Abraham

Answer 19

Earliest leader of Judaism; also respected by Christians and Muslims

Question 20

Moses

Answer 20

Jews believe he got the 10 Commandments from God.

Question 21

Judaism

Answer 21

The oldest of the three religions that originated in the Middle East. Started in 2000BCE.

Question 22

Muhammad

Answer 22

He was a trader in the Arabian Peninsula before he became a religious leader.

Question 23

Jesus

Answer 23

Teacher whose teachings are the basis of Christianity.

Question 24

Important prophet of Judaism who led the Hebrews out of Egypt.

Answer 24

Moses

Question 25

The Name of this religion means “submit to God.”

Answer 25

Islam

Question 26

Yahweh is the name for God in this religion.

Answer 26

Judaism

Question 27

This religion spread in the Roman Empire and dominated Europe

Answer 27

Christianity

Question 28

This religion started in 622 CE

Answer 28

Islam

Question 29

Osman

Answer 29

Founder of the Ottoman Empire

Question 30

Who led the way in developing new trade routes around the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 30

The Portuguese

Question 31

When was the Ottoman Empire at its strongest?

Answer 31

In the 1500s under Suleyman the Magnificent

Question 32

Why was the takeover of Constantinople important?

Answer 32

The Ottomans could control trade routes from there.

Question 33

Who conquered the Middle East before the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 33

The Mongols

Question 34

What faith spread throughout the Middle East in the 600s CE?

Answer 34

Islam

Question 35

What were the strengths of the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 35

Control of trade, better technology, and more wealth

Question 36

What are three reasons why the Ottoman Empire fell?

Answer 36

Nationalist movements, imperialism by Europeans, and loss in World War I.

Question 37

What was one way the Europeans overcame the strengths of the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 37

They developed new trade routes that went around the Ottoman Empire.