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World Cultures Basics

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1. The Abbassid empire built these.






2. Where the goods and the services supplied by the producer equals the goods and services demanded by the customer.






3. The Abbassid empire built these.






4. There are ____ nations - dependent areas and other political regions.






5. By this year - Palestinians in the occupied lands had grown frustrated by years of Israeli military rule.






6. Israel captured these lands after the 6 day war.






7. The kingdom that the jews formed was located here.






8. What empire was set up because a rival leader claimed the office oc aliph?






9. Half of a sphere






10. The center of conflict between Jews and Arabs.






11. How much the people want






12. What two orginizations should've protected us?






13. What 3 countries have rules been kicked out?






14. 1st caliph after Muhammad






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






16. Current Head of Al Qaeda






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






18. In January 1990 - the president of Turkey began filling the ___ reservoir with water from the Euphrates.






19. The Arabian Peninsula is about ___ the size of the US.






20. Formed an oginazation to promote Zionism.






21. Man who set himself on fire - started the arab spring






22. How can congress check the president?






23. 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?






24. The Angel that came to muhammad during prayer






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






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






27. Includes the North African nations of Algeria - Tunisia - and Morocco.






28. They have lost control in some cities - so these people had to take over.






29. The last stand for the Jews - it was when the Romans were attacking - and they committed suicide because they didn't want to give up their freedom.






30. Congress is what?






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






32. A 1 -800 mile thick region of hot mineral matter






33. Zoraster believed that the world was this.






34. All countries today have this - meaning that they have no economic system that is 100% the same thing.






35. The first world leader to recognize Israel as an independent nation.






36. Instead of 1 - a small group






37. Hatred and fear of Jews






38. What killed Al Awlaki?






39. The fourth caliph - muhammad's cousin and son-in-law.






40. Israel's two greatest kings.






41. Important to the world for military and economic reasons






42. How much is a majority on the UN?






43. Capital for the Abbasids






44. There are ___ degrees of longitude around the earth






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






46. This year was the year The Wealth of Nations was published






47. This plan was when the United states formed a coalition of American - Arab - and other forces and moved against Iraq by land and air.






48. The main principle of Hammurabi's code






49. The length of a senator's term






50. Explains the life of Jesus