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World Cultures Basics

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1. The 1993 bombing plan killed _ people.






2. 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.






3. Moves the time one hour ahead of Sun time






4. A simple water hoist






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






6. Jihad






7. Israel's capital






8. A narrow - winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range. The steep cliffs that line its route make it one of nature's grandest sights.






9. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. A channel is wider - if it is shallow - it is called a sound.






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






11. Each degree is divided into ___ ______.






12. What 2 countries is the Haqqani Network in?






13. Flight 77 hit where?






14. Defined 'unlawful attacks'






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






16. A government in which is ruled by a monarch - such as a king or a queen (it's ruled by 1)






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






18. Al Awlaki's father has filed a lawsuit against which two people?






19. Measured in degrees according to the distance north or south of the equator (being 0 degrees and the poles 90 degrees) [basically circling the globe going left to right]






20. All member of the __ are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice or World Culture






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






22. What is yemen scarce on?






23. Controlled the daily lives of people






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






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






26. What is the biggest globalization negative effect?






27. What religion was found in the Arab Peninsula?






28. The founder of ancient persian religion Zorastrianism






29. The goal of this group was to end the power of western oil companies over oil prices.






30. Allows to tap on phones






31. How can congress check the president?






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






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






34. The first war Israel fought - the day after it was created. Egypt - Jordan - Syria - Iraq - and lebanon are the countries that fought against israel.






35. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






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






37. Zoraster believed that the world was this.






38. President of Yemen






39. In the east of the Northern Tier is the ___.






40. The capital for the Ottomans






41. The 1993 bombing plan injured approx. _____ people.






42. The resources necessary to produce goods and servaces






43. Which two hemispheres is the United States located?






44. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






45. The religious beliefs of the Hebrews is called this.






46. The conference also voted to adopt a universal world day and a ___-hour clock - based on _______ at the Greenwich meridian.






47. What 3 people were influenced by Zorastiranism?






48. Grievences of the middle east






49. The parliament that rules Israel






50. How many years do you have to be an American citizen to be a senator?







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