Southwest and South Asia Practice

1. Wahhabism is a branch of Sunni Islam that interprets Islamic scripture literally and
Answer: Holds that government should follow Islamic teachings.

2. Oil is important to Iran's economy because
Answer: Oil sales are a major part of the country's income.

3. Why did the Palestinian's relationship with Israel worsen when Hamas won the most seats in the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary election?
Answer: Hamas wanted to eliminate Israel as a country.

4. Between 2011 and 2017, which groups were involved in the conflict in Yemen?
Answer: Pro-democratic forces, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Hadi government, Houthis, and ISIS

5. Which best describes the history of Bangladesh?
Answer: Bangladesh was under British rule, the part of Pakistan, then independent.

6. Which form of government does India have?
Answer: Parliamentary democracy

7. Which statement best describes how sexism affects the economies of many South Asian countries?
Answer: Some women are denied equal educational opportunities and so cannot contribute as much to the economy.

8. Which of the following groups has caused ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan?
Answer: The Taliban

9. Ethnic Groups:
Iran - Persians
Qatar - Arabs
Cyprus - Christian/Greeks
Iraq - Arabs

10. Which Southwest Asian countries have a form of democracy?
Answer: Israel & Turkey

11. Why aren't Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain considered full democracies?
Answer: Because the king or emir has considerable powers.

12. Drag and Drop
Answer: Saddam Hussein is removed from power
Civil war broke out between ethnic and religious groups
The Islamic States in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) becomes a threat
The United States joins with others to win back Iraqi territories from ISIS.

13. Turkic invaders brought [Islam] into South Asia.

14. Drag and Drop
India - Hindi
Bangladesh - Bengali
Afghanistan - Pashtuns
Sri Lanka - Sinhalese

15. Why does India have high poverty?
Answer: There is a lack of basic services, such as clean water.

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