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World Cultures Basics

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






2. When are federal elections held?






3. In this year - a third Arab-Israeli war occurred - and laster six days.






4. Israel is one of two ___ in the middle east.






5. Which hemisphere is the only one in which Antarctica isn't found?






6. The most dangerous AQAP is in ________.






7. Muslim place of Prayer






8. The day Israel is officially formed






9. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






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






11. The PLO leader






12. Mesopotamia literally means...






13. Grievences of the middle east






14. In the Umayyad dynasty - all the highest jobs and the army went to ___.






15. Explains the life of Jesus






16. Convert the water from the surrounding seas into fresh water.






17. The four seasons of the year occur in which earth zone?






18. The resources necessary to produce goods and servaces






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






20. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






21. The 1993 bombing plan killed _ people.






22. Darius sent out special inspectors - known as this.






23. The largest nation in the Arabian Peninsula






24. Current Head of Al Qaeda






25. The __ helped Israel during the Cold War.






26. Muhammad's tribe






27. Revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occuring in the Arab world.






28. Religious teachers






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






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






31. What was Karl Marx's famous quote?

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32. The prime meridian is located here






33. Al Qaeda was formed in..






34. A revolutionary group of young army officers






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






36. A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible for them






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






38. Israel's two greatest kings.






39. In this year - the Oslo Accords began.






40. The first civilization in the Middle East.






41. The law to declare something uncostitunial is what constiutional law?






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






43. Religious teachers






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






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






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






47. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






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






49. The year Muhammad returned to Mecca with a strong army and captured the city.






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