Ch6 Asia Flashcards

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Meuzzin

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A leader who summons Muslims to pray by chanting

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Deity

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A god

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Mesopotamia

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A historic region in Western Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; one of the cradles of civilization

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Iraq

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A country in southwest Asia, officially the republic of Iraq

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Palestine

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A historical region at the east end if the Mediterranean Sea, now divided between Israel and Jordan

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Steppe

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A treeless plain

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Collective

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A large farm created and owned by a national government

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Kazakhstan

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A country in Central Asia, official the republic of Kazakhstan

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Silk Road

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A 4000 mile-long ancient trade route linking china to the Mediterranean area the west

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Samarkand

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A city in Uzbekistan

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Desalination

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The removal of salt from water

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Moshavim

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Small farming villages in Israel

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Kibbutz

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A cooperative settlement found in Israel

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Negev dessert

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A triangular arid region in southwest Israel, touching the gulf of Aquaba

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Galilee

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The northern most region of ancient Palestine and present day Israel

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Jordan river

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A river in southwest Asia flowing from Syria to the Dead Sea, Muslims, Jews, and Christians revere the Jordan, in whose waters Jesus was baptized

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Hajj

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The pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca

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Riyadh

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The capital of Saudi Arabia

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Radiation poisoning

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A sickness caused by exposure to radiation as a result of nuclear explosions, nuclear reactions, and other causes

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Semey

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A city in Kazakhstan

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Aral Sea

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An island saltwater sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan