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






2. An example of a monarchy






3. The Phonecians are known as this because they spread the culture of the ancient Middle East across a wide area.






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






5. The egyptian leader that signed the Camp David Accords






6. One anointed by God






7. How much one buisiness/company has






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






9. Half of a sphere






10. The day Israel is first attacked by 6 ARab nations.






11. Congress is what?






12. What religion was found in the Arab Peninsula?






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






14. Exponential






15. Controlled the daily lives of people






16. There are ____ nations - dependent areas and other political regions.






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






18. In the UN partition - it said that jews would receive ___ of the land - and Arabs would receive ___ of the land.






19. 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.






20. A sacred shrine that housed hte images of the many rab gods - and included the sacred Black Stone - a meteorite that the arabs believe was sent from heaven.






21. Successor to the Prophet






22. The sumerians set up this based on the number __.






23. Baghdad literally means this.






24. The sumerians believed the gods were ___.






25. What does czar/czarina mean?






26. The main principle of Hammurabi's code






27. How many justices are there?






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






29. Formed an oginazation to promote Zionism.






30. What 2 countries is the Haqqani Network in?






31. A system of setting and enforcing rules upon society or a group of people within society






32. When are federal elections held?






33. This document failed to achieve a final settlement despite great efforts by Bill Clinton in the last months of his presidency.






34. Moves the time one hour ahead of Sun time






35. In the six day war - Israel got what land from Jordan?






36. Operates the Suez Canal






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






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






39. What does Medina mean?






40. Flight 93 hit where?






41. ___ planes bombed city attacks.






42. Which earth zone is the largest and hottest?






43. How many muslims are their worldwide?






44. What was the single-continent called?






45. Israelis have introduced new technology to irrigate ___ areas.






46. Individuals own all resources - both human and non-human.






47. What 4 terrorists have died this year - causing Al Qaeda to go downward?






48. What 3 people were influenced by Zorastiranism?






49. Blending some elements of both market and command economies in answering the three fundamental economic questions.






50. A narrow - low ridge of rock - or more commonly of coral - that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast.