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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Controlled the daily lives of people






2. The scattering of Jews around the world






3. Palestinians believe Jerusalem is the holy land for them for what reason?






4. Al Awlaki was the head of ___.






5. The conflict between limited resources and unlimited need.






6. The emperor of the large Persian empire in about 500 B.C.






7. The writings that had everything abut Zorastiranism in it.






8. Al Awlaki was the head of ___.






9. Followers of Ali - that claimed only descendates of Ali could become caliphs.






10. Muhammad's tribe






11. 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.






12. This church was centered in Constantinople.






13. What was a key factor that defended the Nile Valley?






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






15. What does czar/czarina mean?






16. The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state.






17. Belief in One God






18. Pilgrimage to Mecca






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






20. Wrote The Wealth of Nations






21. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






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






23. Flight 77 hit where?






24. How deep does earth's crust go?






25. Explains the life of Jesus






26. Instead of 1 - a small group






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






28. A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck.






29. Where the supreme power is maintained by the people






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






31. Lands seized by Israel during the 1967 war.






32. Flight 93 hit where?






33. The __ helped Israel during the Cold War.






34. A certain group of people






35. Jews from around the Mediterranean and Middle East






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






37. The year of the first crusade.






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






39. What was Karl Marx's famous quote?

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40. The scattering of Jews throughout the world.






41. This man took over before Saleh re-returned.






42. Vertical lines meeting at the North and Soul Poles






43. Give an example of exponential

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






45. ___ planes bombed city attacks.






46. In the UN partition - it said that jews would receive ___ of the land - and Arabs would receive ___ of the land.






47. The five largest countries in size in order from largest to smallest:






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






49. How many people of the world live on less than 2$ a day?






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