Chapter 15

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The climate of the mountains is _____ than that of the deserts.
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drier
wetter
colder
hotter

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Q1
The climate of the mountains is _____ than that of the deserts.
drier
wetter
colder
hotter
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Q2
The major difference between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is that the Tigris River
moves slower.
carries more water.
has more floods.
is longer.
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Q3
The Arabian Peninsula is important to the world because of its
petroleum reserves.
food exports.
consumer electronics.
industrial chemicals.
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Q4
The rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus is caused by
high mountains.
fertile oases.
seismic activity.
seasonal monsoons.
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Q5
Because of the agricultural revolution in Mesopotamia, people were able to
join together to conquer Egypt.
have farmers control the government.
develop advanced civilizations.
travel to gather food.
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Q6
Judaism and Christianity share the teachings of
the belief in more than one god (polytheism)
the Five Pillars of Faith.
the Old Testament parallels the Hebrew Bible.
the idea that the Messiah is still to come.
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Q7
Which empire helped to spread Christianity?
Roman
Babylonian
Egyptian
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Q8
How did the location of the Ottoman Empire help it become wealthy and powerful?
It controlled the entire length of the Nile from Cairo
It controlled the Arabian Peninsula's energy resources
The capital in Rome controlled Western Europe
The busiest trade routes ran through the empire.
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Q9
The Nile River benefits agriculture because
it flows south to the Mediterranean Sea.
it makes the climate of all of Egypt more humid.
the river valley is home to a small percentage of Egyptians.
its predictable floods allow agriculture to flourish.
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Q10
Ancient Egypt gave us
hieroglyphics and papyrus.
the belief in one god and an after life.
a code of law and the wheel.
a defeat of the Byzantine Empire.
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Q11
The climate of Southwest Asia and North Africa can be described as
equatorial.
humid.
temperate.
arid.
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Q12
The two important rivers of Mesopotamia are the
Indus and Tigris.
Nile and Euphrates.
Euphrates and Tigris.
Nile and Tigris.
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Q13
What industry contributes the most significantly to the economy of the Arabian Peninsula?
fishing
electronics manufacturing
agriculture
petroleum production
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Q14
The earliest settlers on the Anatolian Plateau in Turkey were
traders traveling to and from ancient Greece.
people moving from Mesopotamia to Lebanon.
nomadic herders migrating from the Sahara.
farmers looking for fertile land near a river valley.
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Q15
The Sumerians gave the world
papyrus.
cuneiform.
pyramids.
qanats.
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