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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. This plan was when the United states formed a coalition of American - Arab - and other forces and moved against Iraq by land and air.






2. Formed an oginazation to promote Zionism.






3. What 2 empires looks at the Arabs as liberators?






4. Al qaeda was expelled from ____ ____ for anti-government activites






5. What 3 cities have major clashes in Yemen been?






6. Flight 77 hit where?






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






8. How many justices are there?






9. ___ many people have been displaced due to conflict in North Yemen.






10. What are the 6 constituional laws?






11. The seven continents (hint: alphabetical)






12. These people in the sumerian civilization were important because they knew the prayers to keep the gods happy.






13. The year the Balfour Declaration started.






14. This roman emperor converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of Jews.






15. How old do you have to be to be a represenative?






16. Israel was fearing attack by Egypt - Syria - Iraq and Jordon - so they launched one of these attacks.






17. The arab world's most poverished country.






18. AQ prefers more ___ territories.






19. The day Israel is officially formed






20. Al qaeda was expelled from ____ ____ for anti-government activites






21. Approx how many people live in the middle east?






22. The conflict between limited resources and unlimited need.






23. The year the suez canal opened






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






25. In this year - a third Arab-Israeli war occurred - and laster six days.






26. The egyptian leader that signed the Camp David Accords






27. PLO stands for..






28. The Phoenicians developed an ____






29. The kingdom that the jews formed was located here.






30. AQIM's enemy






31. The middle east stands at the crossroads of what of three continents?






32. Lands seized by Israel during the 1967 war.






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






34. Why is the Fertile Crescent invaded so much?






35. The biggest landmasses on earth






36. Early in the cold war - the soviet union backed communist rebels into this country.






37. How deep does earth's crust go?






38. The four seasons of the year occur in which earth zone?






39. Another word to call Longitude






40. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






41. Capital for the Mongols






42. The year the ottoman empire fell.






43. The emperor of the large Persian empire in about 500 B.C.






44. Struggle in God's service






45. Non-muslim community






46. The religious beliefs of the Hebrews is called this.






47. The tower outside the mosque to call people to prayer.






48. In May 1948 - the last ___ troops left Palestine.






49. Jihad






50. Terror group in Nigeria.