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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. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






2. The raising and grazing of livestock






3. A ban on trade






4. A ban on trade






5. Africa's longest mountain range






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






7. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






8. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






9. Economic goods






10. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






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






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






13. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






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






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






16. A house of worship where Muslims pray






17. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






18. Economic goods






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






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






21. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






22. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






23. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






24. Islamic law

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






26. Afghan freedom fighters






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






28. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






29. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






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






31. Belief in one God






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






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






34. Messengers






35. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






36. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






37. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






38. Belief in one God






39. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






40. Deserts






41. Pilgrimage






42. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






43. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






44. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






45. Underground canals






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






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






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






49. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






50. Afghan freedom fighters