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World Cultures North Africa Southwest Asia And Central Asia

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A house of worship where Muslims pray






2. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






3. Suitable for farming






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






5. Islamic law


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






7. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






8. A ban on trade






9. A process by which salt is removed from seawater






10. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






11. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






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






13. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






14. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






15. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






16. Underground canals






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






18. Economic goods






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






20. A ban on trade






21. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






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






23. Pilgrimage






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






25. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






26. Africa's longest mountain range






27. Afghan freedom fighters






28. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






29. A house of worship where Muslims pray






30. Princes






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






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






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






34. Belief in one God






35. Africa's longest mountain range






36. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






37. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






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






39. Economic goods






40. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






41. Deserts






42. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






43. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






44. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






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






46. Messengers






47. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






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






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






50. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces