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100
Cuneiform was mainly used for this type of writing.
What are taxes and book keeping?
100
This is the first code of laws in Human History.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
100
These are the three Abrahamic religions.
What is Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
100
Thanks to a lovely climate along the coast, Israel can grow this delicious snack. Just watch out for the pits.
What are olives?
100
This tasty treat for deer is actually a trap set by hunters to lure them in.
What is a salt lick?
200
These two empires were soundly beaten in a quick series of wars by the early Islamic Caliphate.
What are the Byzantine and Persian Empires?
200
This European Nation Helped to dismantle the Ottoman Empire, Promised the same piece of land to two different groups and then just took it for themselves.
What is Great Britain?
200
This man is the central figure of Islam. Sometimes known as the Last Prophet.
Who is Muhammad?
200
This mighty structure in Istanbul has been a church, a mosque, and now a museum.
What is the Hagia Sofia?
200
Bleeding from the ears is a symptom of this medical condition.
What is a concussion?
300
This country's civil war been ongoing since 2011 but seems to be winding down.
What is Syria?
300
This nation was invaded by Iraq in 1991.
What is the Kingdom of Kuwait?
300
This was once the central religion of the Persian Empire.
What is Zoroastrianism?
300
These Mesopotamian pyramids once dotted the landscape.
What are Ziggurats?
300
While most members of the nightshade plant family are poisonous, this technical fruit is not.
What are tomatoes?
400
This mighty Empire ruled over most of Southwest Asia until their collapse at the end of World War One.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
400
This nation has a unique government that could be described as Democratic Theocracy.
What is Iran?
400
This city has been central to religious conflict between many groups over the centuries. [ Hint it rained the whole time Mr. Badger visited. :( ]
What is Jerusalem?
400
This collection of stories has inspired movies, books, and one hella expensive board game.
What is 1001 Arabian Nights?
400
Ambergris, a substance found in the digestive tract of some whales is most often used for this.
What are perfumes and flavorings?
500
This organization helps control the price of Oil Worldwide.
What is OPEC?
500
This de-facto nation has a tenuous and not well defined status in the Middle East thanks to a series of wars.
What is Palestine?
500
This is the written name of God is Judaism.
Who is Yahweh?
500
This was once the center of both the Islamic World and higher learning in the Middle Ages.
What is the House of Wisdom or Baghdad?
500
This inspiring prison film has the highest and most consistent rating on IMDB.
What is The Shawshank Redemption?