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World Cultures North Africa Southwest Asia And Central Asia

Subjects : trivia, culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






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






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






4. Economic goods






5. Deserts






6. The raising and grazing of livestock






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






8. A ban on trade






9. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






10. Islamic law


11. A chemical used in fertilizers






12. Afghan freedom fighters






13. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






14. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






15. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






16. Pilgrimage






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






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






19. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






20. Adapting plants and animals from the wild for such uses as food - clothing - and transportation






21. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






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






23. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






24. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






25. A ban on trade






26. Underground canals






27. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






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






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






30. Princes






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






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






33. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






34. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






35. Afghan freedom fighters






36. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






37. Underground layers of porous rock - grave - or sand that contain water






38. The raising and grazing of livestock






39. Africa's longest mountain range






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






41. Pilgrimage






42. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






43. A house of worship where Muslims pray






44. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






45. Belief in one God






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






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






48. Princes






49. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






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