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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. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






2. Africa's longest mountain range






3. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






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






5. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






6. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






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






8. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






9. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






10. A process by which salt is removed from seawater






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






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






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






14. A house of worship where Muslims pray






15. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






16. Messengers






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






18. Africa's longest mountain range






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






20. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






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






22. Deserts






23. Suitable for farming






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






25. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






26. Deserts






27. A house of worship where Muslims pray






28. Afghan freedom fighters






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






30. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






31. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






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






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






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






35. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






36. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






37. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






38. Economic goods






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






40. Princes






41. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






42. Pilgrimage






43. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






44. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






45. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






46. Pilgrimage






47. Islamic law

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48. Underground canals






49. The raising and grazing of livestock






50. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces