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World Cultures Basics

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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When are federal elections held?






2. In about 1025 B.C. - the jews formed this kingdom.






3. The Angel that came to muhammad during prayer






4. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






5. People who flee their homeland to seek safety somewhere else.






6. The prime meridian is located here






7. What empire was set up because a rival leader claimed the office oc aliph?






8. The 3 main affiliates for Al Qaeda are...






9. Flight 93 hit where?






10. Israel is about the size of what state?






11. The capital for the Umayyads






12. NATO stands for...






13. A territory that was administered but not owned by a member of the League of Nations.






14. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






15. Al Qaeda was formed in..






16. What causes volcanoes?






17. Why is the Fertile Crescent invaded so much?






18. The UN's purpose was to...






19. A market economy is controlled by this.






20. What was left due to the debris of the buildings?






21. Moves the time one hour ahead of Sun time






22. What was a key factor that defended the Nile Valley?






23. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






24. A tall - flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides. Erosion-resistant ones are left standing after all else has gone.






25. The arabs didn't like Muhammad because they believed in ___ __ - unlike muhammad.






26. Where is the mid-atlantic ridge located?






27. How many years was the Iran-Iraq war?






28. What are the length of congress's terms?






29. Where people elect representatives






30. How deep does earth's crust go?






31. The sumerians believed the gods were ___.






32. AQIM's enemy






33. Which two hemispheres is the United States located?






34. What are the length of congress's terms?






35. The year Muhammad returned to Mecca with a strong army and captured the city.






36. All countries today have this - meaning that they have no economic system that is 100% the same thing.






37. What was the name of the tax that jews+christians had to pay? (A big reason why they converted to Islam)






38. Turkish speaking people that had converted to Islam in Central Asia before migrating to the Iranian Plateau.






39. Flight 11 hit where?






40. What is the majority group in the Middle Eastern countries?






41. In the six day war - Israel got what land from the Arabs?






42. A market economy is controlled by this.






43. In the six day war - Israel got what land from the Arabs?






44. The __ helped Israel during the Cold War.






45. Al Awlaki was the top Al Aqaeda ____ and ____.






46. In March 2002 - Israeli military forces invaded Palestinian-ruled areas of the ____ ____.






47. The man who set out to conquer the world - and ended up conquering Asia Minor - Syria - Palestine - and Egypt. He defeated the Persians.






48. Under the Oslo Accords - Israel and the PLO said they would _____ ____ ___.






49. Israel captured these lands after the 6 day war.






50. ___ planes bombed city attacks.







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