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World Cultures Basics

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1. An Albanian soldier who had fought against the French - who became governor of Egypt in 1805.






2. Israel is one of two ___ in the middle east.






3. The capital of Israel






4. In January 1990 - the president of Turkey began filling the ___ reservoir with water from the Euphrates.






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






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






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






8. How many plates are known?






9. How many countries are in the middle east?






10. Qu'ran literally means this.






11. Middle Eastern nations command vital __ ___.






12. Maghreb comes from an Arab term meaning this.






13. In early times - people built these to carry water from rivers to crops.






14. In what other cities have the protests in New York caused?






15. Marketplace






16. OBL was captured when?






17. An ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river - varies according to river flow and ocean tides.






18. Factors 'on the ground'






19. President Bush said we would do what to the terrorists?






20. The world' largest single Muslim community is here.






21. NATO






22. What was Karl Marx's famous quote?

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23. Al Qaeda has changed in two ways: More ______ into _____ - went for ____ and ______ attacks.






24. A person who dies for his/her beliefs






25. What does czar/czarina mean?






26. Muhammad's tribe






27. How can president check congress?






28. ___ forces have cracked down violently on the protests against the president of yemen.






29. This is the holiest sight in Judaism - and is remains of the earliest temples.






30. Where the goods and the services supplied by the producer equals the goods and services demanded by the customer.






31. Allows to tap on phones






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






33. A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon - normally formed on top of submerged volcanoes. (i.e: bikini in the marshall islands)






34. The year Pope Urban II called for a crusade






35. A narrow - winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range. The steep cliffs that line its route make it one of nature's grandest sights.






36. What are the 5 main physical regions of the Middle East? (alphabetical)






37. The year the Balfour Declaration started.






38. President of Yemen






39. Convert the water from the surrounding seas into fresh water.






40. Fertile Desert Area that has enough water to support plant and animal life






41. The 1993 agreement called for Israel to move out of what 2 lands?






42. The founder of Chrstianity.






43. The group in Mali - Mauretania and Niger - forges links with other groups like Boko Haram






44. The goal of this group was to end the power of western oil companies over oil prices.






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






46. Which ocean isn't in the Western Hemisphere?






47. The Umayyad dynasty ended because the __ and other discontented groups thought that being a Muslim was more important than being an Arab.






48. What was the 'invisible hand?'






49. The capital for the Ottomans






50. Muhammad died in this year.







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