History 1
The ___ are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Israelites
The strict social separation of different classes in India is the ___ system.
caste
The founder of the religion of Buddhism was ___.
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Siddhartha Gautama
D. Vasco de Gama
C. Siddhartha Gautama
The lowest place on the earth's land surface is the ___.
Dead Sea
The Northern Highlands region contains the countries of Turkey and ___.
Iran
Gently sloping coast covered by sand or pebbles
beach
Israel's first king was ___.
Solomon
The source of the Jordan River is ___.
Mount Hermon
wadis
The largest religion in the Middle East is ___.
Islam
Turkey's largest city and leading seaport is ___.
Istanbul
part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land, generally with a wide opening
bay
Two Saudi Arabian cities that are considered holy by Muslims are ___and Medina.
Mecca
The capital city of Assyria was ___.
Nineveh
Arabian Peninsula
People who have left their country because of hardships are ___.
refugees
Mauryan
sheltered place where ships may anchor safely
harbor
Usually wider than either a strait or channel and sometimes separates an island from the mainland
sound
Iraqi dictator who invaded Kuwait was?
Saddam Hussein
The ruler who developed nearly 300 laws about marriage, business, farming, and the everyday life of Babylonians was ___.
Hammurabi
The southernmost country of the Middle East is ___.
Yemen
The 2020 peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Israel that recognized Israel as an independent country was the ___.
Abraham Accords
Daniel
narrow, manmade channel of water that joins other bodies of water
canal
The Indus River Valley civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.
True or False
True
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989 was?
Ayatollah Khomeini
First European to reach India by sailing around Africa was?
Vasco de Gama
First prime minister of India was?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Leader of Persia who conquered the Second Babylonian Empire was?
Cyrus the Great
the country of Bhutan was previously known as Ceylon.
Sir Lanka
The war in which Israel captured the east of Jerusalem from Jordan was the ___.
Six-Day War
the capital of Pakistan is?
Islamabad
The country formerly known as Persia is ___.
Iran
The capital of Lebanon is?
Beirut
The oldest independent state in the Arab world is ___.
Oman
The capital of Iran is?
Tehran