Eastern History Test 2

History 1

100

The ___ are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Israelites 

200

Israel's first king was ___.

Solomon

300

Two Saudi Arabian cities that are considered holy by Muslims are ___and Medina.

Mecca

400

Iraqi dictator who invaded Kuwait was?

Saddam Hussein 

500

The Indus River Valley civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.

True or False

True

600

The war in which Israel captured the east of Jerusalem from Jordan was the ___.

Six-Day War

History 2

100

The strict social separation of different classes in India is the ___ system.

caste

200

The source of the Jordan River is ___.

Mount Hermon

300

The capital city of Assyria was ___.

Nineveh 

400

The ruler who developed nearly 300 laws about marriage, business, farming, and the everyday life of Babylonians was ___.

Hammurabi 

500

Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989 was?

Ayatollah Khomeini 

600

the capital of Pakistan is?

Islamabad 

History 3

100

The founder of the religion of Buddhism was ___.

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Siddhartha Gautama

D. Vasco de Gama

C. Siddhartha Gautama 

200

Temporary rivers that appear in heavy rains are ___.

wadis

300

The world's largest peninsula is the ___.

Arabian Peninsula 

400

The southernmost country of the Middle East is ___.

Yemen

500

First European to reach India by sailing around Africa was?

Vasco de Gama

600

The country formerly known as Persia is ___.

Iran 

History 4

100

The lowest place on the earth's land surface is the ___.

Dead Sea

200

The largest religion in the Middle East is ___.

Islam

300

People who have left their country because of hardships are ___.

refugees 

400

The 2020 peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Israel that recognized Israel as an independent country was the ___.

Abraham Accords 

500

First prime minister of India was?

Jawaharlal Nehru 

600

The capital of Lebanon is?

Beirut 

History 5

100

The Northern Highlands region contains the countries of Turkey and ___.

Iran

200

Turkey's largest city and leading seaport is ___.

Istanbul 

300

The first empire to include most of the country of India was the ___ Empire

Mauryan

400

Jewish captive who was trained to serve the king of Babylon was?

Daniel 

500

Leader of Persia who conquered the Second Babylonian Empire was?

Cyrus the Great 

600

The oldest independent state in the Arab world is ___.

Oman

History 6

100

Gently sloping coast covered by sand or pebbles

beach

200

part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land, generally with a wide opening

bay

300

sheltered place where ships may anchor safely 

harbor

400

narrow, manmade channel of water that joins other bodies of water

canal

500

the country of Bhutan was previously known as Ceylon.

Sir Lanka

600

The capital of Iran is?

Tehran 

History 7

300

Usually wider than either a strait or channel and sometimes separates an island from the mainland

sound