History Test 2

Random History

100

Who were the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Israelites

200

The country of ______ ________ was previously known as Ceylon 

Sri Lanka 

300

What is the sheltered place where ships may anchor safely?

Harbor 

400

Capital of Pakistan 

Islamabad 

500

Iraqi dictator who invaded Kuwait 

Saddam Hussein 

600

The largest religion in the Middle East 

Islam 

Random History 2

100

Who was Israel's first king 

Saul 

200

The source of Jordan River is ______ ______

Mount Hermon 

300

What do you call gently sloping coast covered by sand or pebbles?

Beach 

400

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

Daniel 

500

What do you call temporary rivers that appear in heavy rains 

wadis 

600

People who have left their country because of hardship 

refugees 

Random History 3

100

The war in which Israel captured the east side of Jerusalem from Jordan was the _________ ________ _______

Six Day War

200

The capital of Assyria is ______

Ninevah 

300

What do you call narrow, manmade channel of water that joins other bodies of water?

canal 

400

Who was the first prime minister of India 

Jawaharlal Nehru 

500

The southernmost country of the Middle East is called 

Yemen 

600

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

Abraham Accords 

Random History 4

100

What is the name of the two Saudi Arabian cities that are considered holy by Muslims 

Mecca and Medina 

200

Who was the ruler who developed nearly 300 laws about marriage, business, farming and the everyday life of Babylonians?

Hammurabi 

300

What is usually wider than either a strait or channel and sometimes separates an island from the mainland?

Sound 

400

Who was the leader of Persia who conquered the Second Babylonian Empire 

Cyrus the Great 

500

The country that is formerly known as Persia 

Iran 

600

The oldest independent state in the Arab world 

Oman +

Random History 5

100

Which river valley civilization is one the oldest civilizations in the world?

Indus River Valley 

200

What is the world's largest peninsula?

Arabian Peninsula 

300

Capital of Lebanon 

Beirut 

400

Who was the first European to reach India by sailing around Africa 

Vasco De Gama 

500

The founder of the religion of Buddhism was 

Siddartha Gautama

600

The Northern Highlands region contain the country of Turkey and _____________ 

Iran 

Random History 6

100

What do you call the strict social separation of different classes in India?

Caste System 

200

What do you call part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into the land? 

Bay 

300

Capital of Iran 

Tehran 

400

Supreme leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989

Ayatollah Khomeini 

500

The lowest place on the earth's land surface is 

Dead Sea 

600

Turkey's largest city is 

Istanbul