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City that welcomed Islam and Muhammad, also changed their name
Mecca/Medina
Yathrib/Medina
Medina/Yethreeb
Hajj/Hijra
2
A religion whose people believe that Abraham his descendants hold big role in human development
Branches of Christianity
Abrahamic Religions
Islamic Religions
Hebrew Religions
3
Jewish holy book
Bible
Torah
Vedas
Quran
4
Belief that actions in your life effect you future lives
Carma
Karma
Dharma
Conscious
5
Schism
Formal separation of a church into two churches
War
A split in the earth
A large rock formation, like the Grand Canyon
6
Study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
Judaism
Philosophy
Illuminati
Religion
7
Branch of agriculture concerned with raising livestock
Pastoralism
Farming
Herding
8
Statistics for a country's births, deaths, income, etc.
Census
Polls and Surveys
Demography
Rate
9
Either of the two major portions of the Bible
Testament
Scripture
Testimony
Gospel
10
Islamic Holy Book
Qu'ran
Islamic Bible
Quorran
Torah
11
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims must take at least once in their life
Allah
Hijra
Kaaba
Hajj
12
Islamic branch believing the caliph must be a direct descendant of Muhammad
Shia
Sunni
13
Founder of Islam
Muhammad
Siddhartha Gautama
Muhammad Ali
Jesus Christ
14
Massive differences in levels/rates of economic development in different sectors of the economy
Uneven Economic Advancment
Uneven Development
15
Emigration of intelligent people from a particular country
Bright Flight
All the geniuses said "see ya"
Smart Depart
Brain Drain
16
Value of gross domestic products plus the net income from foreign investments in a year
Nationwide Yearly Profit
International Income
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Product
17
Dark Ages
Period of time after the Turks toppled the Byzantine Empire
Period of frequent warfare & barely any urban life
Period with massive technological and medical advancements
An ice age where the sun could not be seen
18
Short war between Israel, Egypt (United Arab Republic), Syria, Jordan
Six Day War
100 Day War
One Month War
Five Day War
19
A city that with its surrounding territory is an independent state
State City
City State
Village Country
State of Organized Cities
20
First emperor to convert to Christianity, also converted the entire Roman Empire
Constantine II
Constantinople
Constantine the Great
Constantine I
21
Great Mosque in Mecca, goal of pilgrimage and where all prayers are pointed
Hijab
Kaaba
Khan
Kabaa
22
Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank/Gaza Strip beginning in 1987
Impignorate
Ifritatta
Infrifada
Intifada
23
Solution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which calls for separate places for a few groups
The Three Fifths Compromise
The Six State Solution
Two State Solution
Schism
24
The steps that need to be followed in order to end suffering/reach Nirvana
Ten Commandments
Eight Fold Path
Four Noble Truths
Holy Trinity
25
Islam's holiest city
Kaaba
Medina
Mecca
Hajj
26
Large triangular structures built in ancient Egypt that were symbols of wealth & power
The Holy Triangle
Zigurat
Temple
Pyramid
27
Measure of population in a given area
Developed Country
Population Density
Overcrowding
Per Capita GDP
28
Holy land for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Babylon
Rome
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
29
Islamic branch believing that the caliph should be someone well versed in the religion
Sunni
Shia
30
West Bank/Gaza Strip
Area of the former British-mandated territory of Palestine
Known in Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria
Many Arab-Israeli Wars fought here after British left
Claimed 1949-1988 as part of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
31
Members of the ancient Hebrew nation
Palestinians
Israelites
Jews
Hebrews
32
End of WWII
Set the stage for the Cold War
The Axis Powers lost
September 2, 1945
The Allied Powers lost
33
Saddam Hussein
Another word for Allah
Well known Shiite caliph in the 20th century
Iraqi leader whose invasion of Kuwait led to Gulf War
The second Islamic prohphet
34
Council called into session to respond quickly to international crises (w/ 5 permanent members)
Strategic Scientific Reserve
Global Crisis Council
UN Security Council
S.H.I.E.L.D.
35
Hindu belief of the cycle of death and rebirth
Samsara
Sahara
Savannah
Sriracha
36
The ruler/reign of a caliph or chief Muslim leader
Preacher
Messiah
Khalifate
Caliphate
37
Process of adapting wild animals and plants for human use
Forced Settling Down
Farming
Pastoralism
Domestication of Plants and Animals
38
The Balfour Declaration
Declaration of India's independence from Britain
Britain’s public support of Zionist movement (around WWI)
39
Sea based war between Britain and China over the trade of drugs to China
Opium War
The Drug Epidemic of 1839
War on Drugs
Heroin War
40
Total number of years a child is expected to receive
Average School Year
School Life Expectancy
Twelve
At least ten
41
Death of Jesus
40 BC
40 AD
30/33 BC
30/33 AD
42
Term used to describe the idea that some areas are just luckier than others (fertile crescent)
Karma
Geographic Luck
Evolution
Natural Selection
43
Agreement between God and his people in the Bible
Agreement
Covenant
Convent
Spiritual Pact
44
Muhammad's from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution (622 BCE)
Hajj
Hijra
Hejira
Hijab
45
Medical technology invented in Europe and North America and being brought to poorer countries
Period of Medical Education
Doctors Without Borders
Habitat for Humanity
Medical Revolution
46
When a population stays steady, neither increasing or decreasing
Set Population
Equal Death and Birth Rate
Zero Population Growth
Stable Population
47
Sect
A group within a religion with somewhat different beliefs
A group of followers of a religion
A follower of Islam
A part of a country
48
The total output of a country that takes gross domestic product divides it by the population
average income
per person GDP
per capita GDP
gross income
49
Arabia before Islam
Peaceful
Christian
No government, warring tribes, overall unrest
Strong independent country
50
A period of tech. improvement and crop increase in 18th/19th century Europe
Industrial Revolution
The Potato Famine
The Technological Farm Act of 1863
Agricultural Revolution
51
A poor country that is trying to grow economically and socially
Improving Country
Poor Country that is Trying It's Best
Developing Country
Growing Country
52
A religion that believes in only one god
Monotheism
Polytheism
Confucianism
Buddhism
53
Hindu class system determined at birth; cannot move up or down no matter what
Castle System
Caste System
Facist Regime
Hierarchy
54
Average period a person is expected to live
Life Expectancy
Lifespan
Mortality Rate
Birth Rate
55
Origin of the Bible
God wrote it on two stone slabs and gave them to Moses
The Torah plus writings from early Christians
The Torah
Based solely on Jesus's life and told in four gospels
56
Islamic terrorist who was the leader of Al Qaeda
Abubakar Shekau
Ayman al-Zawahri
Osama Bin Laden
Omar al-Shishani
57
Rebirth of the soul into a new body/life
Reconciliation
Reincarnation
Atman
Moksha
58
Country with a good economy, high literacy rate, long life expectancy, etc.
'Murica
Developed Country
Underdeveloped Country
More Developed Country
59
Syrian President
Bashar Al Assad
Ashraf Ghani
Pranab Mukherjee
Mahmoud Abbas
60
ISIS
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 1999
Islamic terror group
61
Child of Abraham and Hagar (affair), Abraham's first born child
Ishmael
Elliot
Isaac
Joseph
62
Ancient network of trade routes spanning all across Asia
The Trail of Tears
The Silk Road
The Yellow Brick Road
Rainbow Road
63
Epic poem from Mesopotamia that is considered the earliest surviving work of great literature
Tale of Beadle the Bard
Epic of Goulash
Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic of 300 Goats
64
Total percentage of a population over the age of seven that can read and write
Percentage of Educated People in an Area
Literacy Rate
Writing Rate
Illiteracy Rate
65
Seriously contagious disease, can wipe out massive numbers of people quickly
Small pox
Common Cold
Cancer
Plague
66
One of the oldest deciphered writings, a Babylonian code of law
Hammurabi's Code
Hammarababi's Code
Harambe's Code
Mesopotamian Rulebook
67
Promised deliverer of the Jewish nation, prophesied in the Hebrew Bible
Messiah
Savior
Jesus
Hero of Mankind
68
Jewish view of the messiah
Indifferent
Entire Jewish population worshipped him
The Messiah has not come yet, therefore Jesus is not him
He's great! Let's follow him!
69
Old Testament
First half of the bible
Derived from the Torah
70
Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, revolutionary and politician
Mahatma Ghandi
Aziz Ansari
Muhammad Ali
Ayatollah Khomeini
71
Someone who migrates to another country, usually to live there permanently
Immigrant
Literally the people our country is made of
Emigrate
Someone who gets the job done
72
The total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during a year
Total International Product
Gross National Product
Gross Domestic Income
Gross Domestic Product
73
The teaching/revelation of Christ (there are four)
Gospels
Bibles
Hymns
Sections
74
Number of people in a place
Group
Country Count
Population
Clan
75
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
Magic Three
God
Holy Trinity
Holy Three
76
Cradle of civilization, good land for agriculture, place where civilizations flourished
Fertile Sphere
Fertile Isle
Fertile Crescent
Fertile Corner
77
What a person's soul is called in the Hindu religion
Atmen
Soul
Atman
Void
78
Syrian War
grew out of uprising against the regime of their president
a civil war
79
Mongols
Religiously tolerant group
Ruthless tribe that conquered many empires
The exception
founded in the 12th century, masters of riding and archery
80
Al Qaeda
Islamic terrorist organization
Militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization
Fought against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s
Founded by Osama Bin Laden
81
One of the two oldest known religions, monotheistic
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
82
Christian beliefs on the role of Jesus
Son of God
Was the Messiah
A liar
Free of sin
83
A belief and worship of a supernatural deity that also explains what happens after death
Cult
Religion
Clan
Philosophy
84
Factors that either attracts people to a country or forces people out
Push and Pull Factors
Tidal Wave Factors
Good and Bad Details
Pros and Cons
85
End of WWI
Sets up WWII with issues imposed upon Germany
November 11, 1918
The Allied Powers won
Treaty of Versailles
86
Someone who leaves their country to settle somewhere else
Traveler
Egret
Emigrant
Immigrant
87
Son of Abraham and Sarah, he is chosen over his half-brother to bear Hebrew lineage
Isaiah
Isaac
Ishmael
Ezekiel
88
The almighty/main god in Hinduism
Brahmin
Brahmen
Brahman
Brahmun
89
Creation of useful things that helped to build, hunt, farm, and were first made of stone
The Stone Age
Industrial Growth
Development of tools
Industrial Revoluion
90
New Testament
The Quran
Story of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Early Christian writings
The Torah
91
Secret Chinese organization that lead an uprising against the Europeans and Christians in 1900
Red Lantern Rebellion
Order of the White Lotus
Samurai Uprising
Boxer Rebellion
92
Spread of Christianity with S/Paul
Had a dream saying he was the messiah
Saw a cross vision during battle
Decided to convert out of the blue and become a missionary
Roman citizen who spread the religion after seeing a vision
93
Muslim family name, noblest tribe in Mecca around the birth of Muhammad
Qurayshi
Quresh
Qureshi
Quraishi
94
Central text of the Jewish holy book
Talmud
Tailsman
Torah
Talmod
95
Life=suffering, cause=selfish desire, desire can be destroyed through Eight Fold Path
Hammurabi's Code
Four Noble Truths
Commandments
Eight Fold Path
96
Highest level of reincarnation where soul joins Brahman
Mecca
Meeko
Moksha
Mocha
97
Early Asian Development
Very successful civilizations
Learned to use bronze and copper for things like tools
98
Five bases of Islam that all Muslims must follow
The Five Commandments
The Five-Fold Path
The Five Pillars
The Five Steps Path
99
First great biblical patriarch, founder of the ancient Hebrew nation
Ezekiel
Abraham
Isaac
Isaiah
100
The prince who founded Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Mahatma Gandhi
Aziz Ansari
Mohammad
101
Period of development of machinery and new technological advancements (steam engines, trains..)
The Golden Age
Technological Revolution
The Steampunk Era
Industrial Revolution
102
State in which there is no suffering, can meet god, highest level of inner peace
Nirvana
Heaven
Moksha
Geronimo
103
Birth of Jesus
2 BC
8 BC
1 BC
4 BC
104
Day of religious observation, day of rest
Sabbath
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
105
Son of God, believed to be Messiah in Christianity, 4 BC-30/33 AD
Jesus
God
Joseph
Mohammad
106
Leader of the Mongols
Geengees Khann
Genghis Khan
Ghenghiis Kaan
Ginko Han
107
Number of live births per 1,000 in a country in a given year
Baby Boom
Live Birth Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Crude Birth Rate
108
Country with poor economy, low literacy rate and life expectancy, high population density, etc
Less Developed Country
Rural Land
Third World Country
Underdeveloped Country
109
A religion with multiple gods
Monotheism
Polytheism
Hinduism
Christianity
110
Number of deaths in an area during a given year per 1000 people
Crude Death Rate
Mortality Rate
Death Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
