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World Cultures Basics

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1. In 1982 - Israel invaded ____.






2. Not 1 person/group rules; but 3 locations of power is what constituion law?






3. Many Arab nations - especially Syria - Iraq - and Egypt turned to the _____ for arms and other assistance.






4. Where the supreme power is maintained by the people






5. A vent - or opening in the earth's crust that allows molten lava - gases - and other materials to come out of earth's interior.






6. The ancient writing of the Sumerians that at first used pictographs - but then added phonetic symbols.






7. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






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






9. Darius divided his empire into __ _____.






10. These 5 countries are the permanent 5 on the security council.






11. The architect for the Suez Canal






12. The culture that blends Greek with the Middle East.






13. The 1993 bombing plan bombed the undergroud of the _____ ____ ____.






14. A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula - mountainous ones are sometimes called a promontory or a headline.






15. The umayyad dynasty emphazied ___ ____.






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






17. A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula - mountainous ones are sometimes called a promontory or a headline.






18. What two orginizations should've protected us?






19. Israel has gotten more people due to the break-up of which country?






20. What is yemen scarce on?






21. Each degree is divided into ___ ______.






22. The month/year where the International Meridian Conference was held






23. This country operates the Suez Canal






24. What is yemen scarce on?






25. Defined 'unlawful attacks'






26. Muhammad's tribe






27. This man took over before Saleh re-returned.






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






29. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






30. The sumerians invented these two things.






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






32. Where were the protestors in New York arrested?






33. A person who dies for his/her beliefs






34. Seven-branched candleholder






35. Measured in degrees according to the distance north or south of the equator (being 0 degrees and the poles 90 degrees) [basically circling the globe going left to right]






36. A market economy is controlled by the forces of ____.






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






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






39. Only the land-owning people have a say






40. AQIM's enemy






41. The capital for the Ottomans






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






43. Muslim place of Prayer






44. In 1994 - Israel and what country signed a peace treaty?






45. UN stands for..






46. Who explained why there was evidence of glacial formation in tropical Africa and why the opposing coastlines of South America and Africa look as if they could fit together?






47. The most ancient of the three religions of the middle east.






48. NATO






49. How many hours is in one day?






50. Less than __ percent of the land receives enough water to make farming possible.







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