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World Cultures Basics

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Zoraster believed that the world was this.






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






3. For what countries does bric stand for?






4. The US provided yemen with ___ and ____ - but they kept AQ at bay.






5. The Iran-Iraq war ended how?






6. What was the single-continent called?






7. Darius sent out special inspectors - known as this.






8. Sharpened Reed






9. Four group of people that ruled palestine before Israel was formed.






10. A system of government where a ruler has unlimited power not limited by a document






11. Middle Eastern nations command vital __ ___.






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






13. Al Awlaki's father has filed a lawsuit against which two people?






14. What was the single-continent called?






15. What was Karl Marx's famous quote?

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16. The egyptian leader that signed the Camp David Accords






17. In what year will the bric economies nomines become the largest producers of goods?






18. The year the suez canal opened






19. The day Israel is first attacked by 6 ARab nations.






20. This flourished under Roman rule.






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






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






23. Belief on more than one god






24. A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon - normally formed on top of submerged volcanoes. (i.e: bikini in the marshall islands)






25. These protestors in New York want attention about...






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






27. What 3 cities have major clashes in Yemen been?






28. Allows to tap on phones






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






30. PLO






31. Jihad






32. Declaration to re-establish the Jews a home in Palestine






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






34. President Bush said we would do what to the terrorists?






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






36. Israel has gotten more people due to the break-up of which country?






37. The general that rallied Turkish resistance to the greek addvance.






38. The meeting where the longitude/latitude system was set up.






39. The movement of Jews to re-establish a home in Palestine






40. The eastern half of the roman empire -which included Greece - Asia Minor - Egypt - and the Fertile Crescent.






41. Free social services and education - no taxes






42. The UN was founded in....






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






44. A form of government in which a Deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler






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






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






47. The scattering of Jews throughout the world.






48. A vent - or opening in the earth's crust that allows molten lava - gases - and other materials to come out of earth's interior.






49. Non-muslim community






50. A huge - many tiered temple.