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What does cafe' mean?
a small restaurant
Who invented writing; the wheel
Sumerians
Who was the man that God called out of Ur and promised the land of Canaan?
In which river valley did Indian civilization begin?
Indus
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Who is the leader of Chinese Communists?
Mao Tse-tung
What does croissant mean>
a rich, flaky bread roll made in the shape of a crescent.
Who invented coins?
Lydians
What is Sumerian wedge-shaped writing called?
Cuneiform
The largest country in African is ?
Sudan
The "Father of American Missions"
Adoniram Judson
What does menagerie mean?
a collection of wild animals.
Who created the alphabet?
Phoenicians
Which religion did not begin in the Middle East?
Hinduism
The waterway separating Africa and Asia is?
The Suez Canal
What was the key to understanding hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone.
What does alcove mean?
a small, partly enclosed area connected to a room.
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Who had no great accomplishments?
Canaanites
What language is spoken by most people in the Middle East today?
Arabic
The two African countries that were never colonies of Europe
Ethiopia and Liberia
Timbuktu
What does chalet mean?
a house built of wood with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
What is the false idea that man began as an animal called?
Evolution.
What is the Middle East's most important natural resource today?
oil
Serengeti National Park is located here
Tanzania.
Which country is the "Land of the Rising Sun?"
Japan.