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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. Deserts






2. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






3. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






4. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






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






6. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






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






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






9. Messengers






10. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






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






12. Underground canals






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






14. The raising and grazing of livestock






15. A house of worship where Muslims pray






16. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






17. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






18. A chemical used in fertilizers






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






20. Islamic law

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21. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






22. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






23. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






24. Islamic law

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






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






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






28. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






29. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






30. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






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






32. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






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






34. A process by which salt is removed from seawater






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






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






37. Suitable for farming






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






39. Princes






40. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






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






42. A ban on trade






43. Economic goods






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






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






46. Pilgrimage






47. A chemical used in fertilizers






48. Africa's longest mountain range






49. Deserts






50. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers