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World Cultures Basics

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1. The __ helped Israel during the Cold War.






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






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






4. In this year - the Balfour Declaration was made.






5. How many years do you have to live in the USA to be the representative?






6. A sacred shrine that housed hte images of the many rab gods - and included the sacred Black Stone - a meteorite that the arabs believe was sent from heaven.






7. Israel Prime minister that was assasinated - and was thought to be the last chance at peace.






8. The sumerians invented these two things.






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






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






11. How many hours is in one day?






12. How long have these protests in New York gone on for?






13. Israel was fearing attack by Egypt - Syria - Iraq and Jordon - so they launched one of these attacks.






14. Capital for the Mongols






15. The PLO leader






16. In this year - the PLO is formed - named Yassir Araft as it's leader.






17. Muhammad died in this year.






18. Greenwich was chosen because maps based on calculations made at the Royal Observatory were already being used by nearly ______-______of the world's ______ _____.






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






20. 3.5 radicals - operate missions.






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






22. Forceful attacks in response to an injury






23. Short stories with simple lessons






24. After the first war in Israel - ____ controlled the West Bank - and ___ controlled the Gaza Strip.






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






26. The most dangerous AQAP is in ________.






27. The __ helped Israel during the Cold War.






28. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






29. What are moving sections of earth's crust called?






30. Operates the Suez Canal






31. At the equator - each degree of longitude represents a distance of about ___ miles






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






33. Wrote Communist Manifesto






34. The founder of ancient persian religion Zorastrianism






35. The UN decided to ___ Palestine into ___ countries






36. What is approx number of people in Israel?






37. How many people of the world live on less than 2$ a day?






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






39. The internet-savvy youth of the arab countries that have studied in the west are the head of the Arab Spring - so they are called a _____.






40. Dictator of Libya






41. Al Qaeda has changed in two ways: More ______ into _____ - went for ____ and ______ attacks.






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






43. The architect for the Suez Canal






44. Earth rotates at approx. __ degrees of longitude.






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






46. What year was Marbury v. Madison






47. Ocean streams that are propelled by prevailing winds and earth rotation. They flow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise below the equator.






48. The month that all muslims must fast






49. NATO






50. A holy war