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Unit 11 Southwest Asia and North Africa Test Review
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1. What three monotheistic religions began in the Middle East and consider Jerusalem a holy city?
-Christianity, Islam (Muslims), Judiasm
2. Muammar Gaddafi, who was in power of Libya from 1969-2011 once said “Those who do not love me do not deserve
to live.” What type of leader was he? Dictator
3. What part of the world has the largest oil deposits? Southwest Asia/North Africa (Middle East)
4. Why do most people in Egypt live along the Nile River? Easy access to water
5. The Palestinian/Israeli conflict over land is between what two religions? Jews and Muslims (Judaism and Islam)
6. Which religion had increased numbers of people move to Israel after WWII? Judaism
7. What are two advantages the Aswan High Dam is to the Nile River? Create hydroelectricity and control river’s flooding
8. What government style was established in Iran after the Iranian Revolution in 1979? Theocracy (Religious Leaders)
9. What region in southwest Asia (Middle East) were the first civilizations in the Middle East? Hint: The name of this
region translates to ‘land between rivers” Mesopotamia (Land between rivers) Fertile Crescent
10. What religion is most common in the Middle East? Islam
11. Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001? To find Osama bin Laden (mastermind behind 9/11) and take Taliban
out of power
12. What was the purpose of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq? Was the search for WMD a success? Look for weapons of
mass destructions and take dictator Saddam Hussein out of power and free Iraqi people. Saddam Hussein was taken out
of power but NO weapons of mass destruction were found.
13. Be able to locate Mecca, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and the Fertile Crescent on the map.