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






2. Suitable for farming






3. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






4. Messengers






5. A chemical used in fertilizers






6. Islamic law

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






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






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






10. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






11. Afghan freedom fighters






12. Centers where cultures developed and spread outward






13. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






14. Africa's longest mountain range






15. Economic goods






16. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






17. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






18. Economic goods






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






20. A house of worship where Muslims pray






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






22. Islamic law

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23. Belief in one God






24. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






25. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






26. A ban on trade






27. Suitable for farming






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






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






30. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






31. Underground canals






32. Africa's longest mountain range






33. A house of worship where Muslims pray






34. Deserts






35. Belief in one God






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






37. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






38. Pilgrimage






39. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






40. Deserts






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






42. Underground canals






43. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






44. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






45. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






46. Princes






47. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






48. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






49. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






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






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