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World Cultures Basics

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1. The year the Balfour Declaration started.






2. Where the geological plates under the pacific ocean meet the plates that form the surrounding continents






3. What percent of the Muslims live in the Arab world?






4. In this year - the Balfour Declaration was made.






5. Upper river springs - steams - and tributaries. These can refer to continental divides or watersheds. Watershed also describes a region drained by a river.






6. Pre-WWI - Palestine was under ___.






7. A narrow - low ridge of rock - or more commonly of coral - that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast.






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






9. The Abbassid empire built these.






10. 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.






11. These 5 countries are the permanent 5 on the security council.






12. The center of conflict between Jews and Arabs.






13. Only the land-owning people have a say






14. The Main idea in a civilization






15. There are __ security council members on the UN.






16. Where is the mid-atlantic ridge located?






17. The religion observed by the majority people in the Middle East.






18. Free social services and education - no taxes






19. These protestors in New York want attention about...






20. The day Israel is officially formed






21. President of Yemen






22. There were ___ hijackers.






23. What 3 cities have major clashes in Yemen been?






24. When and where did Arab Spring start?






25. This empire expanded eastward - and by AD 115 it ruled much of the Middle East.






26. The Angel that came to muhammad during prayer






27. A broad expanse of generally high and flat land - also called a tableland. They can rise up from a lower area - or can be level regions within a mountain range.






28. The document that said Britain supports idea of Jewish homeland with right of non-Jews protected






29. A simple water hoist






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






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






32. The arab world's most poverished country.






33. How many hemispheres are there?






34. Congress is apart of what location of power?






35. A government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters - but the attitudes - values - and beliefs of its population.






36. In about 1025 B.C. - the jews formed this kingdom.






37. Doesn't rely on natural resources - but on intellectual capital competitive schooling - and the support of both science and technology






38. The scattering of Jews around the world






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






40. How much is a majority on the UN?






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






42. The most dangerous AQAP is in ________.






43. The umayyad dynasty emphazied ___ ____.






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






45. What was Karl Marx's famous quote?

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46. What is the length of the supreme court's rule?






47. What are the second - third - and fourth biggest majority ethnic groups in the middle east?






48. The first civilization in the Middle East.






49. The year the mongols came to power.






50. What was the 'invisible hand?'