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World Cultures North Africa Southwest Asia And Central Asia

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Princes






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






3. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






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






5. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






6. A process by which salt is removed from seawater






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






8. A house of worship where Muslims pray






9. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






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






11. The raising and grazing of livestock






12. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






13. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






14. Suitable for farming






15. Messengers






16. Belief in one God






17. A ban on trade






18. Belief in one God






19. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






20. Afghan freedom fighters






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






22. Economic goods






23. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






24. Underground canals






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






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






27. A house of worship where Muslims pray






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






29. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






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






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






32. Africa's longest mountain range






33. Messengers






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






35. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






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






37. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






38. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






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






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






41. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






42. Islamic law


43. Princes






44. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






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






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






47. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






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






49. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






50. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia