Statistics for Middle Eastern History Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What religion began in the 600s?	Islam	97%
What country went through a theocratic revolution in 1979?	Iran	90%
What famous buildings were built in 2630 BC?	Pyramids of Giza	83%
What country invaded the Sinai Peninsula in the 60s?	Israel	80%
In what city was Jesus Christ born?	Bethlehem	73%
What country broke into Civil war in 2011?	Syria	72%
What events took place in the Holy Land over 200 years in the Middle Ages?	Crusades	68%
Who conquered the Persian Empire in 320 BC?	Alexander the Great	65%
What people were massacred by the Ottomans in the early 1900s?	Armenians	64%
What massive skyscraper was finished in 2010?	Burj Khalifa	61%
What war went from 1990-91?	Gulf War	61%
What was found by the French to decipher Hieroglyphs?	Rosetta Stone	57%
Who conquered Israel in the year 70?	Roman Empire	56%
What ancient city is located near modern Baghdad?	Babylon	54%
On which river was the Aswan High Dam built?	Nile River	53%
One of the world's first civilizations started in what region?	Mesopotamia	47%
What was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate?	Damascus	46%
Who was the third king of the Israelites?	Solomon	39%
What wonder of the world was built on Egypt's north coast?	Lighthouse of Alexandria	34%
Who led Egypt in 1187?	Saladin	31%
What form of writing was developed by the Sumerians?	Cuneiform	29%
Who wrote the agreement to split up the Ottoman Empire?	Mark Sykes	29%
	François Georges-Picot	28%
Who advised the Arabs in the Battle of Aqaba?	T.E. Lawrence	26%