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World Cultures Basics

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1. The first world leader to recognize Israel as an independent nation.






2. Controlled the daily lives of people






3. Blending some elements of both market and command economies in answering the three fundamental economic questions.






4. The year of the first crusade.






5. Mesopotamia literally means...






6. OBL was captured when?






7. Kept the temple records






8. How much the people want






9. This roman emperor converted to Christianity and ended the persecution of Jews.






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






11. The migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina






12. The year the mongols came to power.






13. A poem composed in about 2000 BC and includes many stories and myth from the middle east.






14. The four seasons of the year occur in which earth zone?






15. The most famous leader of the PLO






16. What 3 people were influenced by Zorastiranism?






17. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






18. What does Medina mean?






19. After-WWI - Palestine wan under control of___.






20. This case determined Judicial Review.






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






22. This war caused because one country had a revolution and tension was received with it's neighbor.






23. The Byzantine's capital






24. Belived that any devout Muslim could become a caliph.






25. Man who set himself on fire - started the arab spring






26. The US provided yemen with ___ and ____ - but they kept AQ at bay.






27. The day Israel is first attacked by 6 ARab nations.






28. A body of water that penetrates a coastline. It is generally wider in the middle. It is usually smaller than a gulf - but larger than a cove.






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






30. 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.






31. What's the representatives' jobs?

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32. The most ancient of the three religions of the middle east.






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






34. What 2 seas does the Suez Canal Link






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






36. Helps protect us from terror






37. Only the land-owning people have a say






38. 3 Characteristics of a boyar






39. The empire that took over the Abbasids.






40. Headquarters for al qaeda is in....






41. The UN was founded in....






42. The arabs didn't like Muhammad because they believed in ___ __ - unlike muhammad.






43. Where the people overthrow the government in power and form a new one






44. What was the name of the tax that jews+christians had to pay? (A big reason why they converted to Islam)






45. To wear the other side down






46. The man who set out to conquer the world - and ended up conquering Asia Minor - Syria - Palestine - and Egypt. He defeated the Persians.






47. In what year will the bric economies nomines become the largest producers of goods?






48. 1st caliph after Muhammad






49. This document failed to achieve a final settlement despite great efforts by Bill Clinton in the last months of his presidency.






50. In order to be a representative - you must live in the state you are representative for how long?