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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. Africa's longest mountain range






2. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






3. Princes






4. Deserts






5. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






6. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






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






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






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






10. Messengers






11. Messengers






12. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






13. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






14. Suitable for farming






15. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






16. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






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






18. Belief in one God






19. Underground canals






20. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






21. Africa's longest mountain range






22. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






23. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






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






25. A ban on trade






26. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






27. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






28. Pilgrimage






29. A chemical used in fertilizers






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






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






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






33. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






34. Pilgrimage






35. Islamic law


36. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






37. Suitable for farming






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






39. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






40. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






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






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






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






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






45. Princes






46. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






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






48. A house of worship where Muslims pray






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






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