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World Cultures North Africa Southwest Asia And Central Asia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Food grains such as barley - oats - and wheat






2. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






3. Suitable for farming






4. Africa's longest mountain range






5. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






6. Groups of people who move from place to place depending on the season and availability of grass for grazing and water






7. During 500 B.C. - this empire extended across the region






8. A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers






9. An important shipping lane that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea across Egypt






10. The largest desert in the world which covers most of North Africa






11. Rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by moving water






12. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






13. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






14. Often follow straight lines and do no account for natural and cultural features (exist between Libya - Egypt - and Algeria)






15. Belief in one God






16. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






17. Arabic-speaking people who migrated to North Africa from deserts in Southwest Asia






18. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






19. A belief in the right of an ethnic group to have its own independent country






20. Deserts






21. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






22. Messengers






23. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






24. Economic goods






25. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






26. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






27. The largest desert in the world which covers most of North Africa






28. A territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding larger cultures






29. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






30. Underground canals






31. A house of worship where Muslims pray






32. The raising and grazing of livestock






33. Food grains such as barley - oats - and wheat






34. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






35. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






36. Afghan freedom fighters






37. A ban on trade






38. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






39. A distinct group of people who are isolated from the main or larger part of the country






40. A belief in the right of an ethnic group to have its own independent country






41. Underground canals






42. Africa's longest mountain range






43. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






44. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






45. Economic goods






46. During 500 B.C. - this empire extended across the region






47. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






48. Groups of people who move from place to place depending on the season and availability of grass for grazing and water






49. A process by which salt is removed from seawater






50. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa