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World Cultures Basics

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1. A part of an ocean or sea that is partially enclosed by a curving coastline. A more fully enclosed body of salt water could be called a sea.






2. A system of setting and enforcing rules upon society or a group of people within society






3. 3 terror groups that have targeted the US the most are...






4. To promote trade - the persians set up a system of ___.






5. Seven-branched candleholder






6. President Bush said we would do what to the terrorists?






7. Out of the security council members on the uN - how many are permanent?






8. Hatred to Jews






9. President of Yemen






10. Al Qaeda was formed in..






11. What percent of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?






12. Sumerians wrote on ____ _____.






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






14. The prime meridian is located here






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






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






17. One of the big Parties in israel - and it believes that businesses should be free of government intervention.






18. Controlled the daily lives of people






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






20. Under this economic system - all resources - both human and non-human - are owned by the state.






21. A person who dies for his/her beliefs






22. This country operates the Suez Canal






23. Individuals own their own human capital and the government most other - non-human resources






24. Qu'ran literally means this.






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






26. What was the biggest thing the Mongols inspired?






27. Flight 175 hit where?






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






29. The sumerians invented these two things.






30. Muhammad's tribe






31. What was Karl Marx's famous quote?

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32. A simple water hoist






33. Early in the cold war - the soviet union backed communist rebels into this country.






34. Non-muslim community






35. Most people in the middle eeast lived in small ___.






36. A certain group of people






37. Israel is about the size of what state?






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






39. The month that all muslims must fast






40. The Angel that came to muhammad during prayer






41. Secretary of Defense






42. Important to the world for military and economic reasons






43. Flight 77 hit where?






44. Belief in One God






45. 1st caliph after Muhammad






46. Uprising of Palestines






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






48. How many people died from the Mumbai attacks?






49. Includes the North African nations of Algeria - Tunisia - and Morocco.






50. Known as 'The Prophet'