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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Pilgrimage
Persian Empire
Emirs
Wadis
Hajj
2. Adapting plants and animals from the wild for such uses as food - clothing - and transportation
Phosphate
Persian Empire
Domesticate
Phosphate
3. Belief in one God
Cereals
Atlas Mountains
Monotheism
kums
4. A territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding larger cultures
Persian Empire
Cuneiform
Enclave
Cuneiform
5. A belief in the right of an ethnic group to have its own independent country
Culture Hearths
kums
Monotheism
Nationalism
6. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa
Egypt
Persian Empire
Infrastructure
Alluvial Soil
7. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader
Pastoralism
Sheikhdoms
Hajj
Alluvial Soil
8. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward
Culture Hearths
Alluvial Soil
kums
Egypt
9. Adapting plants and animals from the wild for such uses as food - clothing - and transportation
Shari'ah
Infrastructure
Oasis
Domesticate
10. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets
Suez Canal
Emirs
Cuneiform
Natural Boundary
11. Africa's longest mountain range
Embargo
Phosphate
Natural Boundary
Atlas Mountains
12. Deserts
kums
Ziggurats
Oasis
Qanats
13. Princes
Emirs
Natural Boundary
Ibadhism
Crude Oil
14. Economic goods
Landlocked
Nomads
Commodities
Oasis
15. A process by which salt is removed from seawater
Culture Hearths
Mujahideen
Desalination
Infrastructure
16. Rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by moving water
Commodities
Nomads
Alluvial Soil
Wadis
17. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader
Sheikhdoms
Aquifers
Sahara
Emirs
18. A ban on trade
Embargo
Natural Boundary
Ibadhism
Shari'ah
19. During 500 B.C. - this empire extended across the region
Aquifers
Mujahideen
Persian Empire
Ibadhism
20. A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers
Mesopotamia
Natural Boundary
Suez Canal
Alluvial Soil
21. Pilgrimage
Hajj
Infrastructure
Fertile Crescent
Pastoralism
22. Deserts
Exclave
kums
Natural Boundary
Qanats
23. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain
Ziggurats
Nationalism
Pastoralism
Wadis
24. Messengers
Prophets
Sheikhdoms
Fertile Crescent
Monotheism
25. Arabic-speaking people who migrated to North Africa from deserts in Southwest Asia
Bedouin
Emirs
Prophets
Aquifers
26. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities
Mesopotamia
Alluvial Soil
Infrastructure
Monotheism
27. Islamic law
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28. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia
Shari'ah
Phosphate
Fertile Crescent
Pastoralism
29. Underground canals
Exclave
Qanats
Cuneiform
Alluvial Soil
30. The largest desert in the world which covers most of North Africa
Sahara
Prophets
Emirs
Ziggurats
31. A process by which salt is removed from seawater
Desalination
Infrastructure
Nationalism
Pastoralism
32. Africa's longest mountain range
Qanats
Wadis
Atlas Mountains
Geometric Boundaries
33. The raising and grazing of livestock
Crude Oil
Mujahideen
Embargo
Pastoralism
34. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids
Geometric Boundaries
Qanats
Ziggurats
Hajj
35. A distinct group of people who are isolated from the main or larger part of the country
Emirs
Pastoralism
Oasis
Exclave
36. The raising and grazing of livestock
Sahara
Oasis
Bedouin
Pastoralism
37. Food grains such as barley - oats - and wheat
Egypt
Cuneiform
Natural Boundary
Cereals
38. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets
Embargo
Domesticate
Natural Boundary
Cuneiform
39. A belief in the right of an ethnic group to have its own independent country
Nationalism
Enclave
Crude Oil
Nomads
40. A house of worship where Muslims pray
Egypt
Infrastructure
Mosque
Desalination
41. Rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by moving water
Enclave
Emirs
Petrochemicals
Alluvial Soil
42. An important shipping lane that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea across Egypt
Monotheism
Suez Canal
Sahara
Hieroglyphics
43. Suitable for farming
Cereals
Persian Empire
Nationalism
Arable
44. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain
Shari'ah
Wadis
Cereals
kums
45. A ban on trade
Embargo
Bedouin
Sheikhdoms
Geometric Boundaries
46. Petroleum that has not yet been refined
Crude Oil
Alluvial Soil
Prophets
Embargo
47. Groups of people who move from place to place depending on the season and availability of grass for grazing and water
Ibadhism
Arable
Phosphate
Nomads
48. Often follow straight lines and do no account for natural and cultural features (exist between Libya - Egypt - and Algeria)
Mesopotamia
Geometric Boundaries
Ziggurats
Hajj
49. A distinct group of people who are isolated from the main or larger part of the country
Oasis
Cereals
Atlas Mountains
Exclave
50. A house of worship where Muslims pray
Hieroglyphics
Mesopotamia
Petrochemicals
Mosque