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Chapter 15

Quiz by Julie Brown

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  • Q1
    The climate of the mountains is _____ than that of the deserts.
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    drier
    wetter
    colder
    hotter
    120s
  • Q2
    The major difference between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is that the Tigris River
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    moves slower.
    carries more water.
    has more floods.
    is longer.
    120s
  • Q3
    The Arabian Peninsula is important to the world because of its
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    petroleum reserves.
    food exports.
    consumer electronics.
    industrial chemicals.
    120s
  • Q4
    The rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus is caused by
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    high mountains.
    fertile oases.
    seismic activity.
    seasonal monsoons.
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  • Q5
    Because of the agricultural revolution in Mesopotamia, people were able to
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    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
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    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?
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    Roman
    Babylonian
    Egyptian
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  • Q8
    How did the location of the Ottoman Empire help it become wealthy and powerful?
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    equatorial.
    humid.
    temperate.
    arid.
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  • Q12
    The two important rivers of Mesopotamia are the
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    Indus and Tigris.
    Nile and Euphrates.
    Euphrates and Tigris.
    Nile and Tigris.
    120s
  • Q13
    What industry contributes the most significantly to the economy of the Arabian Peninsula?
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    fishing
    electronics manufacturing
    agriculture
    petroleum production
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  • Q14
    The earliest settlers on the Anatolian Plateau in Turkey were
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    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
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    papyrus.
    cuneiform.
    pyramids.
    qanats.
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