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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. This year was the year The Wealth of Nations was published






2. What's the representatives' jobs?

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3. Sharpened Reed






4. The day Israel is officially formed






5. Where do you have to be born to be the President?






6. First Prime Minister of Israel






7. The first civilization in the Middle East.






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






9. No limits on power






10. How can the Supreme Court check congress and the president?






11. Pre-WWI - Palestine was under ___.






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






13. Grievences of the middle east






14. Capital for the Crusaders






15. The governor of each province that was responsible for collecting taxes and keeping order.






16. A body of water that penetrates a coastline. It is generally wider in the middle. It is usually smaller than a gulf - but larger than a cove.






17. Free social services and education - no taxes






18. Altogether the continents total about ________ _____ ______ ______






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






20. Added 4 characters to the phonecian language






21. In this year - the UN partitioned Israel.






22. The romans brought this political thing to the Middle East.






23. Who were called during the fire?






24. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






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






26. How deep does earth's crust go?






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






28. Half of a sphere






29. Belived that any devout Muslim could become a caliph.






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






31. Helped the jews escape from egypt






32. Belief in One God






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






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






35. Volcanoes also occur in places where plates ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.






36. Explains the life of Jesus






37. The largest nation in the Arabian Peninsula






38. America has been more strict - such as adding ___ ___ leading into the cockpit.






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






40. What term do people often call the Middle east?






41. Latitude is sometimes called this






42. This case determined Judicial Review.






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






44. Tallest Mountains in the World






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






46. Factors of Law






47. What was the 'invisible hand?'






48. The year the Balfour Declaration started.






49. OPEC






50. These people conquered the fertile crescent in about 1700 B.C.