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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. UN stands for..






2. What term do people often call the Middle east?






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






4. Measured in degrees according to the distance north or south of the equator (being 0 degrees and the poles 90 degrees) [basically circling the globe going left to right]






5. The founder of ancient persian religion Zorastrianism






6. This economy relies on farming and very simple barter trading.






7. What is yemen scarce on?






8. The scattering of Jews around the world






9. Who was the judge for Marbury v. Madison?






10. Sharpened Reed






11. The prime minister that met with Yassir Araft in DC in 1993.






12. Al Awlaki was the head of ___.






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






14. This man took over before Saleh re-returned.






15. Individuals own all resources - both human and non-human.






16. Short stories with simple lessons






17. Increasing global connectedness through rapid commmunication and transport.






18. The Abbassid empire built these.






19. A narrow strip of land - with water on both sides - that connects two larger land masses.






20. SC currently has __ representatives - but will have one more in the upcoming election.






21. Why is the arabian peninsula so important?






22. The year that the UN partioned Palestine into 2 states.






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






24. In this year - a third Arab-Israeli war occurred - and laster six days.






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






26. In 1982 - Israel invaded ____.






27. Belief in One God






28. 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?






29. One anointed by God






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






31. Intifada literally means...






32. A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck.






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






34. Revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occuring in the Arab world.






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






36. What is the majority group in the Middle Eastern countries?






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






38. A narrow - winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range. The steep cliffs that line its route make it one of nature's grandest sights.






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






40. PLO was founded In what year?






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






42. NATO






43. The year Pope Urban II called for a crusade






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






45. Mesopotamia literally means...






46. What are the senate's job?

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47. What 2 countries is the Haqqani Network in?






48. The culture that blends Greek with the Middle East.






49. In what other cities have the protests in New York caused?






50. NATO was founded in.....