Test 8, Ch. 1-9; Geog. Facts 9, Semester Exam

Question 1

writing; the wheel

Answer 1

Sumerians

Question 2

Hanging Gardens

Answer 2

Babylonians

Question 3

coins

Answer 3

Lydians

Question 4

early empire builders

Answer 4

Hittites

Question 5

alphabet

Answer 5

Phoenicians

Question 6

no great accomplishments

Answer 6

Canaanites

Question 7

What is the false idea that man began as an animal called?

Answer 7

evolution

Question 8

Which event divides time into B.C. and A.D.?

Answer 8

Christ’s coming to earth

Question 9

Who was the man that God called out of Ur and promised the land of Canaan?

Answer 9

Abraham

Question 10

What is Sumerian wedge-shaped writing called?

Answer 10

cuneiform

Question 11

Which religions started in the Middle East?

Answer 11

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Question 12

What language is spoken by most people in the Middle East today?

Answer 12

Arabic

Question 13

What is the Middle East’s most important natural resource today?

Answer 13

oil

Question 14

In which river valley did Indian civilization begin?

Answer 14

Indus

Question 15

What is the belief that when a person dies his soul is reborn in some other newborn man or animal?

Answer 15

reincarnation

Question 16

Which country was one called Persia?

Answer 16

Iran

Question 17

The largest country in Africa is

Answer 17

Sudan

Question 18

The world’s largest swamp is the

Answer 18

Sudd

Question 19

The structure built to control flooding of the Nile is the

Answer 19

Aswan High Dam

Question 20

The waterway separating Africa and Asia is the

Answer 20

Suez Canal

Question 21

The body of water connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean is the

Answer 21

Strait of Gibraltar

Question 22

The second largest freshwater lake in the world is

Answer 22

Lake Victoria

Question 23

The largest city in Africa is

Answer 23

Cairo

Question 24

the two African countries that were never colonies of Europe are Liberia and

Answer 24

Ethiopia

Question 25

The short descendants of the original inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the

Answer 25

Pygmies

Question 26

Serengeti National Park is located in

Answer 26

Tanzania

Question 27

leader of Chinese Communists

Answer 27

Mao Tse-tung

Question 28

only woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt

Answer 28

Hatshepsut

Question 29

the "Father of Faith Missions"

Answer 29

Hudson Taylor

Question 30

righteous Batswana chief

Answer 30

Khama

Question 31

first known African Christian

Answer 31

Ethiopian eunuch

Question 32

The "Queen of Cannibals"

Answer 32

Mary Slessor

Question 33

first black president of South Africa

Answer 33

Nelson Mandela

Question 34

First Egyptian leader to make peace with Israel

Answer 34

Anwar Sadat

Question 35

greatest missionary-explorer to Africa

Answer 35

David Livingstone

Question 36

the "Father of American Missions"

Answer 36

Adoniram Judson

Question 37

What was the key to understanding hieroglyphics?

Answer 37

the Rosetta Stone

Question 38

What was an Egyptian device for irrigating crops?

Answer 38

shadoof

Question 39

Which country was once called the "Spice Islands"?

Answer 39

Indonesia

Question 40

Which country is the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

Answer 40

Japan

Question 41

Which city was a famous center of learning in Africa?

Answer 41

Timbuktu

Question 42

What is Africa's highest mountain?

Answer 42

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Question 43

What is the fourth largest island in the world?

Answer 43

Madagascar

Question 44

Where is the Barbary Coast located?

Answer 44

Mediterranean Sea

Question 45

Name 3 needs of Africa today?

Answer 45

the gospel, stable government, education

Question 46

The capital of Egypt

Answer 46

Cairo

Question 47

the capital of Sudan

Answer 47

Khartoum

Question 48

the capital of the Democratic Rep. of Congo

Answer 48

Kinshasa

Question 49

the capital of Ethiopia

Answer 49

Addis Ababa

Question 50

The capital of Kenya

Answer 50

Nairobi

Question 51

One capital of South Africa

Answer 51

Cape Town

Question 52

The capital of Tanzania

Answer 52

Dar es Salaam

Question 53

capital of China

Answer 53

Beijing

Question 54

capital of India

Answer 54

New Delhi

Question 55

capital of Iraq

Answer 55

Baghdad

Question 56

capital of Israel

Answer 56

Jerusalem

Question 57

capital of Japan

Answer 57

Tokyo

Question 58

capital of South Korea

Answer 58

Seoul

Question 59

capital of Syria

Answer 59

Damascus

Question 60

capital of Taiwan

Answer 60

Taipei

Question 61

capital of Thailand

Answer 61

Bangkok

Question 62

capital of Turkey

Answer 62

Ankara

Question 63

Know the following on the map:

Answer 63

China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

Question 64

Know the following on the map:

Answer 64

Democratic Rep. of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Horn of Africa, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, Drakensburg Mountains

Question 65

Know the following on the map:

Answer 65

Alps, Andes, Appalachians, Mt. Ararat, Atlas Mts, Mt. Elbrus, Mt. Everest, Mt. Fuji, Great Dividing Range, Himalayas, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Matterhorn, Mt. McKinley, Mont Blanc, Rockies, Urals