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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How long have these protests in New York gone on for?






2. ___ forces have cracked down violently on the protests against the president of yemen.






3. What religion was found in the Arab Peninsula?






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






5. What does Medina mean?






6. The month that all muslims must fast






7. Where 1 person/a small clique has seized violent and full power until it is overthrown






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






9. What fraction of the population of Yemen in going hungry?






10. Water spot in desert






11. The Egyptian leader who signed the Camp David accords - shot in 1981.






12. Who was the judge for Marbury v. Madison?






13. A sacred shrine that housed hte images of the many rab gods - and included the sacred Black Stone - a meteorite that the arabs believe was sent from heaven.






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






15. The meeting where the longitude/latitude system was set up.






16. In this year - the PLO is formed - named Yassir Araft as it's leader.






17. The internet-savvy youth of the arab countries that have studied in the west are the head of the Arab Spring - so they are called a _____.






18. Muhammad's tribe






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






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






21. A market economy is controlled by the forces of ____.






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






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






24. Religious teachers






25. Individuals own all resources - both human and non-human.






26. In early times - people built these to carry water from rivers to crops.






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






28. Struggle in God's service






29. How much one buisiness/company has






30. For what countries does bric stand for?






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






32. The Phonecians are known as this because they spread the culture of the ancient Middle East across a wide area.






33. Each degree is divided into ___ ______.






34. People who flee their homeland to seek safety somewhere else.






35. A certain group of people






36. Al Awlaki was the head of ___.






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






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






39. The Abbassid empire built these.






40. Four group of people that ruled palestine before Israel was formed.






41. Which earth zone is the largest and hottest?






42. The year the suez canal opened






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






44. A river of ice - moving slowly down a mountain slope or outward from its central mass. It stops where the leading edge melts faster than the forward rate of movement.






45. Al Awlaki was the top Al Aqaeda ____ and ____.






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






47. Mesopotamia literally means...






48. Israel's capital






49. A person who dies for his/her beliefs






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