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World Cultures Basics

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






2. What is the length of the supreme court's rule?






3. The conflict between limited resources and unlimited need.






4. Factors of Law






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






6. The month that all muslims must fast






7. The year the suez canal opened






8. The year of the first crusade.






9. In early times - people built these to carry water from rivers to crops.






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






11. What percent of the Muslims live in the Arab world?






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






13. Grievences of the middle east






14. The year the mongols came to power.






15. A river of ice - moving slowly down a mountain slope or outward from its central mass. It stops where the leading edge melts faster than the forward rate of movement.






16. How much is a majority on the UN?






17. What are the 6 constituional laws?






18. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






19. What are the Islamic people's five duties called?






20. In this year - Camp David Accords were signed.






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






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






23. Every continent but which two are surrounded by water?






24. Half of a sphere






25. What year was Marbury v. Madison






26. Known as 'The Prophet'






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






28. What year did the Jews revolt against roman rule?






29. One anointed by God






30. The UN was founded in....






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






32. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






33. Under this economic system - all resources - both human and non-human - are owned by the state.






34. The dividing lines between the eastern and western hemisphere






35. Palestinians believe Jerusalem is the holy land for them for what reason?






36. The fireman are doing what so they can get coverage?






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






38. 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.






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






40. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. A channel is wider - if it is shallow - it is called a sound.






41. Helped the jews escape from egypt






42. The religious beliefs of the Hebrews is called this.






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






44. How old do you have to be to be a represenative?






45. The emperor of the large Persian empire in about 500 B.C.






46. Most people in the middle eeast lived in small ___.






47. Instead of 1 - a small group






48. Exhausted by WWII ____ withdrew from Palestine and turned the area over to the ___.






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






50. PLO







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