Ch6 Asia Flashcards
Meuzzin
A leader who summons Muslims to pray by chanting
Deity
A god
Mesopotamia
A historic region in Western Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; one of the cradles of civilization
Iraq
A country in southwest Asia, officially the republic of Iraq
Palestine
A historical region at the east end if the Mediterranean Sea, now divided between Israel and Jordan
Steppe
A treeless plain
Collective
A large farm created and owned by a national government
Kazakhstan
A country in Central Asia, official the republic of Kazakhstan
Silk Road
A 4000 mile-long ancient trade route linking china to the Mediterranean area the west
Samarkand
A city in Uzbekistan
Desalination
The removal of salt from water
Moshavim
Small farming villages in Israel
Kibbutz
A cooperative settlement found in Israel
Negev dessert
A triangular arid region in southwest Israel, touching the gulf of Aquaba
Galilee
The northern most region of ancient Palestine and present day Israel