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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. The length of a senator's term






2. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






3. The Northern Tier stretches across ___ and ___.






4. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






5. The egyptian leader that signed the Camp David Accords






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






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






8. Pre-WWI - Palestine was under ___.






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






10. Only the land-owning people have a say






11. What does Medina mean?






12. Led the people that conquered the fertile crescent in 1700 B.C.






13. This church was centered in Rome






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






15. NATO






16. Arab nations attacked on this day in the 1973 war.






17. Called 'the sick man of Europe'






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






19. Give an example of exponential

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20. The year Muhammad returned to Mecca with a strong army and captured the city.






21. How can the Supreme Court check congress and the president?






22. Zorastrianism and Judaism are alike because they both tell the people to choose between ____ and ___






23. IThe hebrew's sacred book.






24. The year Muhammad returned to Mecca with a strong army and captured the city.






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






26. The Hitties are best known for this.






27. For what countries does bric stand for?






28. Marketplace






29. How many (%) of people are Jewish in Israel?






30. There are ___ degrees of longitude around the earth






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






32. What was the 'invisible hand?'






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






34. What 2 countries is the Haqqani Network in?






35. The conflict between limited resources and unlimited need.






36. Solomon had many building projects - so he made people pay ____.






37. An organization for many groups which represent the Palestinian people.






38. Landforms with highest elevation






39. In March 2002 - Israeli military forces invaded Palestinian-ruled areas of the ____ ____.






40. A holy war






41. Where is the mid-atlantic ridge located?






42. In 1956 - Israel - Britain - and France attacked __ after it's prime minister nationalized the ________.






43. What are the 6 constituional laws?






44. Volcanoes also occur in places where plates ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.






45. What is yemen scarce on?






46. These 5 countries are the permanent 5 on the security council.






47. An example of a monarchy






48. The 4 planes hit the ___ - _____ - and ____.






49. What are the 3 questions every economy must answer?






50. The crusadess had a limited effect on the Middle East because the civilization of ___ _____ was less advanced than that of the ______.