Gaza Strip
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What fraction of gaza's population are refugees?
2/3
100
What is a hajj?
A pilgramage to Makkah (Mecca)
100
What is Shari’ah?
islamic law derived from the Koran and the teachings of Muhammed
100
In what country is the Sunni and Shia conflict the biggest problem in?
Iraq
100
How do they vote in Afghanistan?
dip finger in ink so they know who voted and who hasn't
200
What is life like on the Gaza Strip?
Various answers acceptable
200
What is an oasis?
small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found
200
What made the Sunni and Shias break apart from each other?
disagreement on who should be the leader
200
What makes the Dead Sea so unique?
High salt percentages No animals can survive Humans float
200
What is the problem with the government in Afghanistan?
various answers will be accepted
300
What is the Israeli Palestinian conflict over?
Land, power etc (various answers may be accepted)
300
What is a nomad?
a member of a wandering pastoral people
300
Who is ISIS and what are they trying to do?
Islamic State of Iraq... expand or take over or create an islamic state
300
What percent of the world’s known oil reserve is in this region?
60%
300
What are hieroglyphics? Who used them?
belonging to an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures and symbols represent words or sounds
400
Where is the Gaza Strip located?
Israel
400
What is a culture hearth?
a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
400
What is the longest river in the world? Where is it?
The Nile River in Egypt
400
The most common climate region in North Africa, Southwest and Central Asia is what?
Desert
400
What is cuneiform? Who Used it?
Sumerian writing system using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets Sumerians (or mesopotamians)
500
What is the punishment for being caught doing drugs or for infidelity in Gaza?
Death, Execution, Hanging, beheading
500
Why is Mesopotamia named that?
because it is the land between two rivers
500
What’s a possible solution to the Sunni Shia conflict?
Democratic Government Human Rights Law Economic Development
500
Who is Hamas?
a Palestinian Sunni Islamist terrorist organization founded in 1987
500
What is the Silk Road?
a trade road connecting china to the Mediterranean sea
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