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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Religious and moral laws






2. A poem composed in about 2000 BC and includes many stories and myth from the middle east.






3. Muhammad's tribe






4. The capital for the Umayyads






5. What's the representatives' jobs?

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6. Under this economic system - all resources - both human and non-human - are owned by the state.






7. The first war Israel fought - the day after it was created. Egypt - Jordan - Syria - Iraq - and lebanon are the countries that fought against israel.






8. While the Hitties rules the Fertile Crescent - The Phoenicians moved to where? (What is it called in the modern day)






9. Al Awlaki was the head of ___.






10. How many countries are in the middle east?






11. A system of government where a ruler has unlimited power not limited by a document






12. What mainly causes disaster in Mesoptomia?






13. The Middle east stands at the crossroads of what three continents?






14. Settling of Jews out of Palestine






15. A broad expanse of generally high and flat land - also called a tableland. They can rise up from a lower area - or can be level regions within a mountain range.






16. A holy war






17. The UN is headquarters in ____.






18. An organization for many groups which represent the Palestinian people.






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






20. What 3 countries have rules been kicked out?






21. Vertical lines meeting at the North and Soul Poles






22. What does czar/czarina mean?






23. Led the people that conquered the fertile crescent in 1700 B.C.






24. The King that Zoraster told about the forces of good/evil






25. The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state.






26. The eastern half of the roman empire -which included Greece - Asia Minor - Egypt - and the Fertile Crescent.






27. A certain group of people






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






29. Solomon had many building projects - so he made people pay ____.






30. The zero point






31. In this year - the Balfour Declaration was made.






32. The crusadess had a limited effect on the Middle East because the civilization of ___ _____ was less advanced than that of the ______.






33. If AQ wears the west down with more smaller attacks - the west will have to...






34. The conference also voted to adopt a universal world day and a ___-hour clock - based on _______ at the Greenwich meridian.






35. Which hemisphere is the only one in which Antarctica isn't found?






36. Allows to tap on phones






37. A holy war






38. The grandos of Genghiz Khan - that captured the capital of the Seljuks from them.






39. The current head of al qaeda wants to direct al qaeda towards ____ countries.






40. How old do you have to be to be the president?






41. In the Umayyad dynasty - all the highest jobs and the army went to ___.






42. What does Medina mean?






43. Where 1 person/a small clique has seized violent and full power until it is overthrown






44. Congress is apart of what location of power?






45. __ delegates from __ nations met for the International Meridian Conference






46. The height of the land above sea level






47. The Lash Kar E Tayyiba are famous for the _____ attacks.






48. A market economy is controlled by the forces of ____.






49. In this year - the PLO is formed - named Yassir Araft as it's leader.






50. Seven-branched candleholder