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1.    The Gift of the Nile is...

A The discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb which attracted tourists and researchers to Egypt

B The Suez Canal

C The annual flooding of the Nile River that allows farming in the Nile Delta

D The annual drought of the Nile River that stops homes from being destroyed by floods

2.    What feature do the Suez Canal and Panama Canal NOT share
A Both were completed under British control

B Both allow for navigation through a continental body instead of around one (Africa for Suez, South
America for Panama)

C Both were important for imperial actions by America and European nations

D Both generate billions of dollars in revenue every year

3.    All Arabs are Muslims but not all Muslims are Arabs
A True

B False

4.    Iran is unique from its neighbors because...

A Most Iranians practice Shia Islam, not Sunni Islam

B Most Iranians do not consider themselves Arabs

C Farsi is the dominant language

D All of the above

5.    Israel is important to the Jews because ______, to the Christians because ______,
and to Muslims because _____. Choose the BEST answer
A it is the ancestral homeland; it is the site of Christ's life and death; it is the site where Muhammad
ascended to Heaven and then returned to Mecca

B it is a site of refuge after the Holocaust; it is the site of Christ's life and death; it is the site where
Muhammad is buried

C it is where Moses led the Jews; it is the site of Christ's life and death; it is where Muslims pray to 5
times a day

D it is the home of the prophets; it is the site of Christ's life and death; it is the site of the Western Wall,
a holy site in Islam

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6.    Mesopotamia is NOT called which of the following
A The Land Between 2 Rivers

B The Fertile Crescent

C The Cradle of Civilization

D The Cradle of Mankind

7.    The Palestinians are an example of a stateless nation meaning they are an

ethnic minority that does not possess a recognized state but has a strong national
identity
A True

B False

8.    _______ is generally ________, leading to specific settlement patterns and conflict

A oil; scarce

B water; plentiful

C water; scarce

D livable land; plentiful

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