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






2. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






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






4. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






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






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






7. A ban on trade






8. Princes






9. Pilgrimage






10. Africa's longest mountain range






11. Underground canals






12. Princes






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






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






15. Deserts






16. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






17. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






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






19. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






20. Economic goods






21. A ban on trade






22. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






23. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






24. Belief in one God






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






26. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






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






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






29. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






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






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






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






33. Afghan freedom fighters






34. Pilgrimage






35. Messengers






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






37. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






38. The raising and grazing of livestock






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






40. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






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






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






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






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






45. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






46. Afghan freedom fighters






47. Economic goods






48. A chemical used in fertilizers






49. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






50. A form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians