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World Cultures Basics

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






2. What mainly causes disaster in Mesoptomia?






3. The fireman are doing what so they can get coverage?






4. The 1993 agreement called for Israel to move out of what 2 lands?






5. NATO






6. In the six day war - Israel got what land from the Arabs?






7. Which earth zone is the largest and hottest?






8. What year did the Jews revolt against roman rule?






9. The world' largest single Muslim community is here.






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






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






12. Halfway point around the earth - where one day ends and a new day begins.






13. In the 1980s the US moved to expand free market ___ within the ___ system






14. __ delegates from __ nations met for the International Meridian Conference






15. Belief on more than one god






16. Sumerians wrote on ____ _____.






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






18. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






19. What killed Al Awlaki?






20. This plan was when the United states formed a coalition of American - Arab - and other forces and moved against Iraq by land and air.






21. The sumerians were the first people to use this.






22. How many countries are in the middle east?






23. First Prime Minister of Israel






24. Political disorder brought by the absense of a government






25. Approx how many people live in the middle east?






26. For several weeks - Turkey siphoned off __ percent of the water that usually flowed through Syria and Iraq






27. The US owns __ trillion dollars of this wealth.






28. How many justices are there?






29. The eastern half of the roman empire -which included Greece - Asia Minor - Egypt - and the Fertile Crescent.






30. What 3 main bodies of water is the Arabian Peninsula?






31. Became Israel's prime minister after Yitzhak Rabin got shot.






32. A system of government where a ruler has unlimited power not limited by a document






33. Struggle in God's service






34. Another word to call Longitude






35. The Middle east stands at the crossroads of what three continents?






36. Al qaeda was formed by..






37. Supporter of a Homeland for the Jews in the area of Palestine. Movement began in the 1800's.






38. In this year - the 6 day war was fought with 6 countries.






39. The year the Seljuks seized Baghdad.






40. Supporter of a Homeland for the Jews in the area of Palestine. Movement began in the 1800's.






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






42. The two leading towns in the Arabian Penninsula at the time of Muhammad






43. Capital for the Mongols






44. The sumerians believed the gods were ___.






45. Al quaeda means...






46. A huge - many tiered temple.






47. Israelis have introduced new technology to irrigate ___ areas.






48. The PLO leader






49. NATO was founded in.....






50. 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.