Middle East History test Flashcards
(45 cards)
One of the main things Hammurabi’s code did was
a. treat all citizen equally
b. establish a social class system
c. invoke the principles of mercy and compassion
d. establish a uniform set of laws throughout the empire
d. establish a uniform set laws throughout the empire
Mesopotamia is part of a larger region historian call
a. Sumer
b. The Indus Valley
c. The Fertile Crescent
d. Gates of Heaven
c. The Fertile Crescent
What similarity does a city-state and an empire share?
a. they are independent political units
b. both controls one city and its surrounding land
c. each system is an example of an institution
d. They both control many people, nations and states
a. They are independent political units
“If a seignior has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner’s tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver”
Which ancient Babylonian belief does this portion of the Code of Hammurabi reflect?
a. all men are equal under the law
b. difference exist in the social classes
c. fines are preferable to physical punishment
d. violence must always be punished with violence
b. differences exist in the social classes
Which religion is correctly paired with its sacred text?
a. Islam-Koran
b. Judaism- Vedas
c. Hinduism- Bible
d. Christianity-Torah
a. Islam-Koran
What is the Islam sacred text?
Koran
What is the Judaism sacred text?
Torah
What is the Christian’s sacred text?
Bible
The religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common belief in …
a. Nirvana
b. Meditation
c. Monotheism
d. The caste system
c. Monotheism
What is monotheism?
The belief in one god
The Ten Commandments and the Five Pillars of Faith are similar in that both
a. establish a classless society
b. a guidelines for moral conduct
c. promise a happy and easy life
d. consist of prayers to achieve salvations
b. a guidelines for moral conduct
The Talmud and Torah are most closely associated with
a. Judaism
b. Islam
c. Buddhism
d. Christianity
a. Judaism
Many achievements of the Islamic civilization reached European society by way of the
a. Crusades and Mediterranean trading
b. merchant guilds and industrial revolution
c. Middle Passage and the Columbian Exchange
d. conquest of the Germanic tribes and trade along the silk road
a. Crusades and Mediterranean trading
An important achievement of the Golden Age of Muslim culture was the
a. development of gunpowder
establishment of trade with South America
c. emergence of feudalism as a unifying force
d. preservations of ancient Greek and Roman ideas during the Dark ages
d. preservations of ancient Greek and Roman ideas during the Dark ages
The treatment of Armenians in the ottoman empire during World War 1 is an example of
a. genocide
b. fundamentalism
c. cultural diffusion
d. modernization
a. genocide
Which statement best explains why Palestine was partitioned in 1947?
a. the British feared a united Islamic state
b. religious differences led to political division
c. Communist supporters wanted two separate states
b. religious differences led to political division
A nation governed by Islamic Fundamentalists would be most likely to
a. promote active participation of the women I government
b. adopt values and culture from western nations such as the United States
c. emphasize the traditional beliefs and values of the Islamic religion
d. allow many different interpretations of the Quran
c. emphasize the traditional beliefs and values of the Islamic religion
bombing, kidnappings, and hijackings and tactics most often used by
a. imperialists
b. terrorist
b. nationalists.
c. absolutist
b. terrorist
King Louis XIV (16) of France, Ivan the Great of Russia
and Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire were all considered absolute rulers because they
a. broke away from the Catholic Church
b. helped feudal lords build secure castles
c. instituted programs that provided more power to there parliaments
d. determined government policies without the consent of their people
d. determined government policies without the consent of their people
Between 1923 and 1938, which Eastern leader instituted a modernization program in Turkey?
a. Shah Reza Pahlavi
b. Saddam Hussein
c. Anwar Saddat
d. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
*** Turk Turkey
d. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Which was a key characteristic was shared by Suleiman the Magnificent, Shah Reza Pahlavi and Saddam Hussein?
a. allowed freedom of religion
b. centralized governmental authority
c. instituted a system of checks and balances
d. increased political rights for peasants and serfs
b. centralized governmental authority
One reason the Suez Canal has been of strategic importance to countries other than Egypt was the canal
a. allowed faster movement between the North Atlantic and Indian oceans
b. enabled Europeans to explore and control the Middle East and Africa
c. made it easier for Russia to gain control of Afghanistan
d. Provided the Austro- Hungarian Empire with access to its colonies
a. allowed faster movement between the North Atlantic and Indian oceans
Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?
a. treaty of Versailles
b. Balfour Declaration
c. Communist Manifesto
d. Treaty of Nanjing
b. Balfour Declaration
* *** was a letter from the British
The early 20th century Zionist movement calling for the establishment of the Jewish homeland was an example of
a. imperialism
b. capitalism
c. nationalism
d. isolation
c. nationalism
Remember it has two definitions
