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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. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






2. A process by which salt is removed from seawater






3. Islamic law


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






5. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






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






7. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






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






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






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






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






12. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






13. Deserts






14. Economic goods






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






16. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






17. A ban on trade






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






19. Belief in one God






20. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






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






22. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






23. Princes






24. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






25. Princes






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






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






28. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






29. Suitable for farming






30. Pilgrimage






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






32. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






33. Messengers






34. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






35. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






36. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






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






38. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






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






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






41. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians






42. A chemical used in fertilizers






43. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






44. Economic goods






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






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






47. Islamic law


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






49. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






50. A form of Islam practiced in Oman