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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. 3 Characteristics of a boyar






2. The dividing lines between the eastern and western hemisphere






3. Israel is about the size of what state?






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






5. The month that all muslims must fast






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






7. A revolutionary group of young army officers






8. The pres+VP are a part of what location of power?






9. The Chief features of the Maghreb are these landscapes.






10. This war caused because one country had a revolution and tension was received with it's neighbor.






11. Zorastrianism and Judaism are alike because they both tell the people to choose between ____ and ___






12. How many years do you have to be an American citizen to be a senator?






13. Halfway point around the earth - where one day ends and a new day begins.






14. When are federal elections held?






15. Why is the arabian peninsula so important?






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






17. Followers of Ali - that claimed only descendates of Ali could become caliphs.






18. The US provided yemen with ___ and ____ - but they kept AQ at bay.






19. At the equator - each degree of longitude represents a distance of about ___ miles






20. The PLO leader






21. The internet-savvy youth of the arab countries that have studied in the west are the head of the Arab Spring - so they are called a _____.






22. A body of land completely surrounded by water. It is smaller than a continent but larger than a cay - a key - or certainly a large rock.






23. The founder of Chrstianity.






24. Christians comes from the greek word Christos which literally means this.






25. An example of a monarchy






26. Vertical lines meeting at the North and Soul Poles






27. In this year - the UN partitioned Israel.






28. Half of a sphere






29. The writings that had everything abut Zorastiranism in it.






30. The first civilization in the Middle East.






31. Father of the Church






32. The Angel that came to muhammad during prayer






33. These protestors in New York want attention about...






34. The first civilization in the Middle East.






35. Another word to call Longitude






36. In this year - the Oslo Accords began.






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






38. How can congress check the president?






39. Belief on more than one god






40. 3 Characteristics of a boyar






41. Al quaeda means...






42. UN stands for..






43. Belief in One God






44. The leader of the Likud bloc that became the prime minister in 1996.






45. How many plates are known?






46. The internet-savvy youth of the arab countries that have studied in the west are the head of the Arab Spring - so they are called a _____.






47. How many people of the world live on less than 2$ a day?






48. The Hitties are best known for this.






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






50. One of the big Parties in israel - and it believes that businesses should be free of government intervention.