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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Early in the cold war - the soviet union backed communist rebels into this country.






2. 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?






3. The tower outside the mosque to call people to prayer.






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






5. Successor to the Prophet






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






7. The purpose of al qaeda was to get _____ ____ out of middle east.






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






9. How many years ago were all the continents joined into one land mass?






10. In WWI - the ottoman empire sided with ____.






11. Desert Nomads - literally meaining 'People of the tent'.






12. Lands seized by Israel during the 1967 war.






13. Father of the Church






14. The day Israel is officially formed






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






16. The resources necessary to produce goods and servaces






17. What was the biggest thing the Mongols inspired?






18. How can president check congress?






19. Controlled the daily lives of people






20. ___ planes bombed city attacks.






21. The Hitties are best known for this.






22. The year that the UN partioned Palestine into 2 states.






23. Either a group of islands or a body of water that has many islands in it. (i.e: the hawaiian islands)






24. In this year - Israel was formed but was then attacked the next day.






25. The middle east stands at the crossroads of what of three continents?






26. According to Zoraster - the forces of evil were led by this person.






27. This war caused because one country had a revolution and tension was received with it's neighbor.






28. Flight 11 hit where?






29. Tallest Mountains in the World






30. Jesus was born here






31. Earth rotates at approx. __ degrees of longitude.






32. A triangular-shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers. So much soil is transported by the river that the coastal waters cannot wash it all away.






33. The UN's purpose was to...






34. The Chief features of the Maghreb are these landscapes.






35. This church was centered in Rome






36. Where the people overthrow the government in power and form a new one






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






38. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






39. An example of a country which has large oil resources - but doesn't have a part in OPEC.






40. Flight 93 hit where?






41. This church was centered in Rome






42. In order to be a representative - you must live in the state you are representative for how long?






43. The romans brought this political thing to the Middle East.






44. How many people died from the Mumbai attacks?






45. How many people get most of the wealth?






46. Baghdad literally means this.






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






48. SC currently has __ representatives - but will have one more in the upcoming election.






49. What are the length of congress's terms?






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