q('~What is the name given to the countries Kuwait, Iran and Oman? ~Gulf Nations~Iraq is another one of these.~The Gulf Nations are rich in oil.~');
q('~What was the name of the movement that encouraged Jews to move to Palestine? ~Zionism~~Zionism started at the end of the 19th century. The Jewish state of Israel was proclaimed in May 1948.~');
q('~What is the name for fighting between people from the same country? ~civil war~This happened in Lebanon and, more recently in the former Yugoslavia.~Civil wars are often very brutal.~');
q('~What is the name given to the fertile land that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf? ~fertile crescent~~This land had rich soil in which to plant crops.~');
q('~What is the name given to someone who leaves his own country to escape war or persecution? ~refugee~~Many refugees came to Germany from Kosovo during the recent fighting there.~');
q('~What name is given to the moving of water in order to allow crops to grow in dry climates? ~irrigation~~Israel has many irrigation schemes that allow it to produce a large number of crops.~');
q('~What is the word for an area made up of a powerful country and the other lands it rules? ~empire~~The Roman, Persian and British empires are good examples.~');
q('~What is the name given to a religious person who wants to follow his religion very strictly and have nothing to do with modern things? ~fundamentalist~~There are fundamentalists in all religions.~');
q('~What do we call a group of people who share customs, language, traditions and history. ~ethnic group~~Many ethnic groups are spread across different countries in today\'s world.~');
q('~What is the name for Sumerian writing that was done by making wedge-shaped marks on clay? ~cuneiform~It was invented in Mesapotamia over 8000 years ago~~');
q('~What is the name given to the group of people who want their own country with their own laws and language? ~nationalists~~~');
q('~What is the name for the use of violence in order to achieve ones political goals? ~terrorism~~At present in Europe there is terrorism in Northern Island and Spain.~');
q('~What do we call a type of culture that shows a high degree of organization in religion, government and society? ~civilization~The earliest of these appeared in the Egypt and the Near East. ~Early civilizations depended on farming for their food.~');
q('~Who was the early king of Babylon who developed an important system of laws? ~Hammurabi~He ruled in Babylon about 4000 years ago.~Under his leadership Babylon rose to the height of its powers.~');
q('~What word describes a resource that cannot be replaced once it has been used up. ~non-renewable~Oil and coal are examples of this kind of resource.~Most of the wealth of the countries of the Middle East comes from the non-renewable resource oil.~');