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World Cultures Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Would give palestines self-rule - and uproot Jewish settlements and withdraw Israeli troops from occupied lands.






2. What operation added metal dectectors/pat-downs?






3. The capital for the Umayyads






4. Congress is what?






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






6. Arc-shaped region that stretches from the Eastern Mediterranean along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to the Persian Gulf.






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






8. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






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






10. A triangular-shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers. So much soil is transported by the river that the coastal waters cannot wash it all away.






11. Mass uprising by Palestinians in territories held by Israel.






12. The eastern half of the roman empire -which included Greece - Asia Minor - Egypt - and the Fertile Crescent.






13. Operates the Suez Canal






14. Four group of people that ruled palestine before Israel was formed.






15. Palestine is important to Christians for what reason?






16. Became Israel's prime minister after Yitzhak Rabin got shot.






17. Where the people overthrow the government in power and form a new one






18. The US owns __ trillion dollars of this wealth.






19. Arc-shaped region that stretches from the Eastern Mediterranean along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to the Persian Gulf.






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






21. Cooperative Farm communities that many of the Jews that moved to Israel formed.






22. How many people died from the Mumbai attacks?






23. The first war Israel fought - the day after it was created. Egypt - Jordan - Syria - Iraq - and lebanon are the countries that fought against israel.






24. The __ helped Israel during the Cold War.






25. Arab nations attacked on this day in the 1973 war.






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






27. Belief in One God






28. All member of the __ are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice or World Culture






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






30. Important to the world for military and economic reasons






31. The arab world's most poverished country.






32. The year the Christians were drove out of Jerusalem.






33. The tower outside the mosque to call people to prayer.






34. In WWI - the ottoman empire sided with ____.






35. The founder of Chrstianity.






36. The seven continents (hint: alphabetical)






37. What causes volcanoes?






38. The word continent comes from what language?






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






40. Supporter of a Homeland for the Jews in the area of Palestine. Movement began in the 1800's.






41. The biggest landmasses on earth






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






43. 3 terror groups that have targeted the US the most are...






44. An example of a country which has large oil resources - but doesn't have a part in OPEC.






45. Earth rotates at approx. __ degrees of longitude.






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






47. Which two hemispheres is the United States located?






48. This empire expanded eastward - and by AD 115 it ruled much of the Middle East.






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






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