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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Delivers a measured amount of water to each plant.






2. A narrow strip of land - with water on both sides - that connects two larger land masses.






3. What was the biggest thing the Mongols inspired?






4. Each country gets _ vote in the ______ _____.






5. Where 1 person/a small clique has seized violent and full power until it is overthrown






6. These people in the sumerian civilization were important because they knew the prayers to keep the gods happy.






7. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






8. Struggle in God's service






9. A tall - flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides. Erosion-resistant ones are left standing after all else has gone.






10. The continents slowly moving across the melted rock is called






11. A huge - many tiered temple.






12. Sharpened Reed






13. Zoraster believed that the world was this.






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






15. The UN was founded in....






16. What year was Marbury v. Madison






17. Current Head of Al Qaeda






18. Flight 93 hit where?






19. OPEC stopped sending the US oil during this war.






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






21. The 1993 agreement called for Israel to move out of what 2 lands?






22. The year the suez canal opened






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






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






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






26. Intifada literally means...






27. Controlled the daily lives of people






28. The resources necessary to produce goods and servaces






29. The arabs didn't like Muhammad because they believed in ___ __ - unlike muhammad.






30. Baghdad literally means this.






31. This roman emperor converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of Jews.






32. Terror group in Nigeria.






33. 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?






34. Uprising of Palestines






35. The person that was killed along with Al Awlaki was the publisher of a terrorist magazine called ___.






36. President of Yemen






37. What is the length of a president's term?






38. What is very scarce in the Middle east?






39. A simple water hoist






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






41. The governor of each province that was responsible for collecting taxes and keeping order.






42. Forceful attacks in response to an injury






43. 1st caliph after Muhammad






44. Only the land-owning people have a say






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






46. Israel Prime minister that was assasinated - and was thought to be the last chance at peace.






47. The general that rallied Turkish resistance to the greek addvance.






48. Old warriors who were based in Afghanistan and Pakistan that had been left over from Mujahadeem - traced back to OBL






49. The architect for the Suez Canal






50. How many time zones are there?