warm-ups thursday 09/01 what is the jewish place of worship called? a. church b. synagogue c. mosque...
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Warm-upsThursday 09/01
What is the Jewish place of worship called?
A. ChurchB. SynagogueC. MosqueD. Alter
Warm-upFriday 09/02
What are the first five books of the Old Testament known as in the Jewish Faith?
A. The BibleB. The KoranC. The TorahD. The Rigveda
Warm-upTuesday 09/06
According to the Old Testament, where was Abraham born?A. SyriaB. LebanonC. TurkeyD. Ur
Warm-up09/07/2011
Name the mothers of Isaac and Ishmael.A. Sarah and HannahB. Hagar and MaryC. Sarah and HaleyD. Hagar and Sarah
Warm-up09/08/2011
Who was the Roman Emperor that converted to Christianity in AD 313?
A. Julius CaesarB. Maximus MeridiusC. ConstantineD. Claudius
Warm-up09/09/2011
What were the 12 Apostles?A. A football teamB. The first Christian missionariesC. The Jewish High CouncilD. The Roman government
Warm-up09/12/2011
What year did Christianity begin?A. 622 CEB. 1500-2000 BCEC. 33 CED. 50 CE
Warm-up09/13/2011
Who is considered the founder of Islam?A. Jesus of NazarethB. AbrahamC. Mohammed D. Ishmael
Warm-up 09/14/2011
What is the facial covering on Islamic women called?
A. A maskB. HijabC. HajjD. Ramadan
Warm-up09/15/2011
Around what year was Judaism founded?a. CE 33b. CE 622c. 2000-1500 BCED. CE 1492
Warm-up09/16/2011
Which of the following requires Muslims to travel to Mecca at least once in their lives?
a. Salatb. Ramadanc. Hajjd. Zakat
Warm-up09/27/2011
Who was known as the 2nd Solomon?a. Soloman’s sonb. Suleimanc. Janissariesd. Mohammed
09/28/2011
What was the leader of the Muslim world known as from 632 until 1924?
a. Caliphateb. Sultanc. Mullahd. Caliph
Warm-up09/29/2011
Which of the following was not a reason for the decline of the Ottoman Empire?
A. New European trade routesB. WarsC. Lack of industrializationD. Disease
Warm-up10/03/2011
Which treaty abolished the Ottoman Empire?A. Paris Peace TreatyB. Treaty of VersaillesC. Treaty of SevresD. Treaty of Lausanne
Warm-up10/05/2011
In 1948 the nation of Israel was created as a homeland for the ___________ people.
A. MuslimB. KurdishC. JewishD. Persian
Warm-up10/06/2011
What four countries border the nation of Israel, and to what ethnic group do they belong?
a. Iraq, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia. Kurdsb. Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan. Persianc. Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan. Arabd. Egypt, Oman, Yemen, Iran. Jewish
Warm-up10/07/2011
What is the name of the group that lived in present day Israel prior to the formation of Israel?
a. Kurdsb. Persiansc. Jewsd. Palestinians
Warm-up10/11/2011
What is the name of the international organization that set up the nation of Israel?
a. OPECb. The League of Nationsc. The United Nationsd. The Palestinian Liberation
Organization
10/12/2011
What countries attacked Israel during the Six Day War in 1967?
a. Saudi Arabia and Russiab. Egypt, Syria, Iraqc. Egypt, Jordan, Syriad. Yemen, Oman, Lebanon
Warm-up10/17/2011
The Law of Return states ________________.A. All Jews must return to IsraelB. Jews can return to Israel and become citizensC. Jews can return to their country of
originD. All money taken from Jews during
WWIImust be returned
Warm-up10/19/2011
What is Zionism?a. Belief in the God Zion.b. The murder of 6 million Jews during WWII.c. An Islamic political party.d. World wide movement to create a Jewish homeland.
Warm-up10/21/2011
What is a bi-cameral legislature?a. A legislature with 1 chamberb. A legislature with 3 chambersc. A legislature with 2 chambersd. A legislature with no chambers
Warm-up10/24/2011
What type of government does Israel have?a. Communistb. Presidential Democracyc. Confederationd. Parliamentary Democracy
Warm-up10/25/2011
Which country has a president elected by the people, but a Supreme Leader appointed by a council of 86 Islamic scholars?
a. Israelb. Saudi Arabiac. Turkeyd. Iran
Warm-up10/26/2011
Israel has an economy where the people answer the three economic questions; what type of economy is this?
a. Commandb. Traditionalc. Supply and demandd. Market
Warm-up11/07/2011
This physical feature connects the countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
a. Korean Peninsulab. Northern rimc. Khyber Passd. Northern Plains
Warm-up11/09/2011
According to some scientists, what South Asian island nation could be in danger if sea levels rise due to global warming?
a. Indonesiab. Philippinesc. Taiwand. Maldives
Warm-up11/14/2011
What is the area at the mouth of a river called?a. River bendb. Deltac. The head watersd. rapids
Warm-up11/15/2011
What is the name of the “Creator god” in Hinduism?
a. Shivab. Vishnuc. Buddhad. Brahma
Warm-up11/16/2011
Hinduism is an example of what type of religion?
a. Monotheisticb. Polytheistic
Warm-up11/17/2011
What is the original name of the one known as Buddha?
a. Confuciusb. Lau Zhouc. Siddhārtha Gautama d. Mohammed
Warm-up11/28/2011
Confucianism is a religion with multiple deities.A. TrueB. False
Warm-up12/1/2011
In the Shinto religion, what is the name of the Sun Goddess?
a. Buddhab. Allahc. Amaterasud. Yahweh
Warm-up12/5/2011
What type of Government does India have?a. Monarchyb. Unitaryc. Federal Republicd. Oligarchy
Warm-up12/6/2011
In Japan’s Parliamentary system, who elects the Prime Minister?
a. The peopleb. No one, he is appointedc. The judiciaryd. The legislature
Warm-up01/04/2012
This is a tax applied by a government on imported goods intended to help domestic companies compete with foreign goods.
a. embargob. blockadec. quotad. tariff
Warm-Up01/05/2012
Most Indian people grow just enough food to support their own family. This type of agriculture is know as what?
a. surplus farmingb. subsistence farmingc. market farmingd. deficit farming
Warm-up01/06/2012
What is the name of the disputed area north of Pakistan and India that is controlled by China, India, and Pakistan?
a. Bangladeshb. Nepalc. Kashmird. Bhutan
Warm-Up01/09/2012
What is the geographic feature called upon which Japan sits?
a. Ring of Lavab. Ring of Firec. Circle of Fired. Circle of Lava
Warm-ups01/10/2012
Consumer goods are a finished products sold on the open market. Which of the following would be considered a “consumer good”?
a. iron oreb. diamondsc. card. steel beam
Warm-up01/12/2012
What was the name of Japan’s rulers from the 12th century through the end of the 19th century?
a. Samuraib. Emperorc. Katanad. Shogun
Warm-up01/17/2012
Who is considered the founder of Islam?A. Jesus of NazarethB. AbrahamC. Mohammed D. Ishmael
Warm-up01/18/2012
In 1948 the nation of Israel was created as a homeland for the ___________ people.
A. MuslimB. KurdishC. JewishD. Persian
Warm-up01/19/2012
This is a tax applied by a government on imported goods intended to help domestic companies compete with foreign goods.
a. embargob. blockadec. quotad. tariff
Warm-up01/20/2012
What line of latitude was used to draw the border between North and South Korea?
a. 17 Nb. 18 Sc. 38 Sd. 38 N
Warm-up01/23/2012
The theory that says if the US allowed one country to fall to communism, many others would follow was known as ____________.
a. The Containment Theoryb. The Domino Theoryc. The Theory of Relativityd. The Big Bang Theory
Warm-up01/24/2012
Which of the following was one of the main reasons that the Vietnamese sought independence from France?
a. The king wanted more landb. The French didn’t really want Vietnamc. Nationalismd. Communism
01/25/2012
What year did Mao ZeDong create the Chinese Communist Party?
a. 1949b. 1921c. 1954d. 1893
Warm-up01/26/2012
which of the following was not a characteristic of The Great Leap Forward?
a. starvationb. economic turmoilc. collective farmsd. efficient farming methods
Warm up1/30/2012
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Cultural Revolution?
a. Religious persecutionb. Limits on free speechc. Little Red Bookd. Collective farms
Warm-up01/31/2012
What was the name of the chemical used in Vietnam to defoliate the jungles?
a. napalmb. agent orangec. chlorofluorocarbonsd. trinitrotoluene
02/01/2012
In an attempt to help U.S. steel companies, the U.S. government has put a limit on the amount of foreign imported steel. This is known as a/an ______________.
a. embargob. tariffc. blockaded. quota
Warm-up02/02/12
In a command economy, how is it determined what goods and services will be produced?
A) Businesses decide what to produce on the basis of market conditions. B) Consumers decide through their behavior in the marketplace. C) Central government planning decides what will be produced. D) Supply and demand control production and price.