Question 1

A religious group is

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a group of people who share a common belief system

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a group of people who speak the same language and eat the same foods

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a group of people who share common characteristics such as appearance, customs and traditions

Question 2

An ethnic group

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is a group of people who share common characteristics such as language, physical appearance, customs, and language

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is something you can change

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is a group of people who share a common belief system

Question 3

What happened after the death of Muhammad?

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Islam split into two groups - Sunni and Shia

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Muslims no longer used the Koran

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Islam began to decline in popularity

Question 4

What is monotheism

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belief in one God

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belief in one theory

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a sporting event

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the study of social studies

Question 5

Which of the following do Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have in common?

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consider Jerusalem is a holy place

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believe Muhammad was a prophet

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believe Jesus is the Messiah (savior)

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worship in a synagogue

Question 6

What affects  where people in Southwest Asia live?

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the availability of water - people live near water

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the availability of desert

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the availability of churches

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the availability of  colleges and universities

Question 7

What type of government does Israel have?

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parliamentary democracy

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presidential democracy

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autocracy

Question 8

In a parliamentary democracy the legislature

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selects the head of government and creates laws

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is elected by the president

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ONLY makes laws

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interprets the laws

Question 9

How does the king of Saudi Arabia gain power?

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he is inherited

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he/she is elected

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he/she is selected by the legislature

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he/she is elected by the people

Question 10

In a "centralized" economy, economic decisions are

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made by the government

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made by private individuals who own businesses

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made by the citizens

Question 11

If a country wants to increase GDP, it should

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invest in education and skills training

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avoid spending money on  infrastructure

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move to a command economy

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stop exporting goods

Question 12

How can a country increase entrepreneurship?

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have fewer rules and regulations for buisnesses

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have a centralized economy

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have more rules and regulations for businesses

Question 13

What is meant by capital goods?

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factories, machinery, and technology

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education and skills training

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natural resources

Question 14

What effect did the discovery of oil have on the way people of Saudi Arabia live?

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fast economic growth allowed investment in education and desalination plants; people no longer nomadic

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led to decreases in GDP, which led to political conflict

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slow economic growth led to decreases in spending on education and infrastructure

Question 15

Why is OPEC important?

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they control 2/3 of the world's oil supply

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they determine the price of oil taxes

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the United States and Russia are both members

Question 16

What does OPEC do?

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influences price by controlling the amount of oil member countries produce

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set the price of oil worldwide

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control the amount of oil the United States can produce

Question 17

A tax on imported goods is a

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tariff

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embargo

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quota

Question 18

Limiting the amount of goods that can be traded is a

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quota

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tariff

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embargo

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Cutting off all trade with another country is a/an

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embargo

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quota

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tariff

Question 20

What issues were caused by the way France and Britain
divided up the Ottoman Empire after WWI?

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Some ethnic groups were split; others were forced to
get along even though they were enemies.

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The area prospered so much that the profits couldn’t
be equally divided among the countries.

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France and Britain didn’t agree with how to govern the land divided.

Question 21

What was the Holocaust?

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Time when millions of Jews were killed in
concentration camps

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movement to unite Jews in their promised land

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discrimination against Jews

Question 22

Who made the decision to divide Palestine and create the
country of Israel?

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United Nations

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Britain

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Ottoman Empire

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France

Question 23

What 3 things happened in Europe leading up to and during
WWII that led to the Jews gaining their own country in
Israel?

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Zionism, anti-Semitism, Holocaust

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Formed their own country, they profited from their
businesses, anti-Semitism

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Holocaust, formed their own country in Germany,
tried and convicted the Nazis of war crimes

Question 24

How did neighboring countries respond to the creation of
Israel?

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They grouped together and went to war against them

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Wished them well and sent them a care package

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They didn’t like it bit are tolerating them

Question 25

Why did the United Nations get involved in Iraq before
the Gulf War of 1990?

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Because many countries would be affected negatively
by Iraq seizing the oil reserves in Kuwait

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Because Iraq tried to invade Iran and take their oil

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Because the United States told them to do something

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Because Iraq was threatening harm to the people of
Kuwait

Question 26

Which radical religious group controlled the government
of Afghanistan?

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Taliban

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ISIS

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Al-Quada

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