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World Cultures Basics

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






2. Religious teachers






3. Short stories with simple lessons






4. ___ planes bombed city attacks.






5. Who was also killed along with Al Awlaki?






6. The USA should care because until peace is achieved - the USA is appeared _______.






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






8. Al Awlaki was the top Al Aqaeda ____ and ____.






9. Christians comes from the greek word Christos which literally means this.






10. In the UN partition - it said that jews would receive ___ of the land - and Arabs would receive ___ of the land.






11. An example of a monarchy






12. Why is the Fertile Crescent invaded so much?






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






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






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






16. Which earth zone is the largest and hottest?






17. In which two hemispheres is Australia located?






18. The kingdom that the jews formed was located here.






19. What does Medina mean?






20. The empire that took over the Abbasids.






21. The Abbassid empire built these.






22. In the 1980s the US moved to expand free market ___ within the ___ system






23. This country operates the Suez Canal






24. The PLO leader






25. Under the Oslo Accords - Israel and the PLO said they would _____ ____ ___.






26. Al qaeda was formed by..






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






28. What is yemen scarce on?






29. Flight 77 hit where?






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






31. Al Qaeda was formed in..






32. Seven-branched candleholder






33. Water spot in desert






34. The height of the land above sea level






35. The first world leader to recognize Israel as an independent nation.






36. Capital for the Crusaders






37. A huge - many tiered temple.






38. Sumerians wrote on ____ _____.






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






40. Desert Nomads - literally meaining 'People of the tent'.






41. The year Pope Urban II called for a crusade






42. Only the land-owning people have a say






43. The architect for the Suez Canal






44. A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula - mountainous ones are sometimes called a promontory or a headline.






45. What is approx number of people in Israel?






46. The founder of Chrstianity.






47. Which ocean isn't in the Western Hemisphere?






48. A 1 -800 mile thick region of hot mineral matter






49. In the UN partition - it said that jews would receive ___ of the land - and Arabs would receive ___ of the land.






50. The court is a part of what location of power?






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