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World Cultures Basics

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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. AQ wants the west to go ___






2. The pres+VP are a part of what location of power?






3. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






4. 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.






5. Capital for the Mongols






6. Sharpened Reed






7. Altogether the continents total about ________ _____ ______ ______






8. Dictator of Libya






9. Another word to call Longitude






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






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






12. Father of the Church






13. The word continent comes from what language?






14. The PLO leader






15. Al qaeda was formed by..






16. The seven continents (hint: alphabetical)






17. Congress is what?






18. In the 1980s the US moved to expand free market ___ within the ___ system






19. IThe hebrew's sacred book.






20. Israel's capital






21. To promote trade - the persians set up a system of ___.






22. The location Al Awlaki was killed was ______ _______ from ______.






23. What does Medina mean?






24. The Main idea in a civilization






25. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






26. The biggest landmasses on earth






27. An organization for many groups which represent the Palestinian people.






28. Turkish speaking people that had converted to Islam in Central Asia before migrating to the Iranian Plateau.






29. How many symbols did the phoenician alphabet have?






30. Belief on more than one god






31. The ____ has made a deal to persuade ___ to step down even after 3 decades.






32. The Main idea in a civilization






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






34. Secretary of Defense






35. Uprising of Palestines






36. How can congress check the president?






37. The scattering of Jews throughout the world.






38. One of the big parties in Israel - traditionally supports more government control of the economy






39. President of Yemen






40. What two ethnicities are the most important in Israel?






41. The group in Mali - Mauretania and Niger - forges links with other groups like Boko Haram






42. Israel's two greatest kings.






43. A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck.






44. Capital for the Abbasids






45. The year the mongols came to power.






46. The founder of Chrstianity.






47. Why is the arabian peninsula so important?






48. Increasing global connectedness through rapid commmunication and transport.






49. Important to the world for military and economic reasons






50. Followers of Ali - that claimed only descendates of Ali could become caliphs.







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