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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. These 5 countries are the permanent 5 on the security council.






2. The 1993 bombing plan killed _ people.






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






4. Cooperative Farm communities that many of the Jews that moved to Israel formed.






5. The umayyad dynasty emphazied ___ ____.






6. One of the big parties in Israel - traditionally supports more government control of the economy






7. Israel's capital






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






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






10. The word continent comes from what language?






11. Would give palestines self-rule - and uproot Jewish settlements and withdraw Israeli troops from occupied lands.






12. Many Arab nations - especially Syria - Iraq - and Egypt turned to the _____ for arms and other assistance.






13. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






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






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






16. This group's goal was to reclaim Palestine and destroy Israel.






17. The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state.






18. Helps protect us from terror






19. Who explained why there was evidence of glacial formation in tropical Africa and why the opposing coastlines of South America and Africa look as if they could fit together?






20. Free social services and education - no taxes






21. The UN was founded in....






22. A narrow - low ridge of rock - or more commonly of coral - that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast.






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






24. When and where did Arab Spring start?






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






26. Factors of Law






27. What was left due to the debris of the buildings?






28. No limits on power






29. The year the ottomans came to power.






30. What two ethnicities are the most important in Israel?






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






32. How much is a majority on the UN?






33. The romans brought this political thing to the Middle East.






34. Settling of Jews out of Palestine






35. The five largest countries in size in order from largest to smallest:






36. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






37. Settling of Jews out of Palestine






38. The height of the land above sea level






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






40. PLO






41. A small body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand or coral reefs. It can either be adjacent to coastline or surrounded by an atoll.






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






43. Darius divided his empire into __ _____.






44. How many hours is in one day?






45. How many people get most of the wealth?






46. A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible for them






47. What is very scarce in the Middle east?






48. The seven continents (hint: alphabetical)






49. We now call Australia by this name.






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