Chapter 6 Terms Flashcards
The longest river in Africa.
The Nile River
Palestinian lands occupied by Israel since 1967
occupied Palestinian territories
A set of ecological changes where a dry area with some vegetation is turned into desert.
desertification
An arc of relatively lush, fertile land, where nomadic peoples began the earliest known agricultural communities and where the world’s first cities emerged.
Fertile Crescent
A monotheistic religion characterized by the belief in one god, a strong ethical code summarized in the Ten Commandments, and an enduring ethnic identity.
Judaism
The dispersion of Jewish people around the globe after they were expelled from the Eastern Mediterranian by the Roman Empire, beginning in 73 C.E.; the term can now refer to other geographically dispersed culture groups.
diaspora
A monotheistic religion based on the belief in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, a Jew who described God’s relationship to humans as primarily one of love an support, as exemplified by the Ten Commandments.
Christianity
A monotheistic religion that emerged in the seventh century C.E.; its tenets are based on the writings of the Prophet Muhammad.
Islam
The holy book of Islam, believed by Muslims to contain the words Allah revealed to Muhammad
Qur’an
Followers of Islam.
Muslims
The pilgrimage to the city of Makkah that all Muslims are encouraged to undertake at least once in a lifetime.
hajj
The smaller of two major groups of Muslims; primarily found in Iran and southern Iraq.
Shi’ite
The larger of the two major groups of Muslims.
Sunni
Countries that require all government leaders to subscribe to a state religion and all citizens to follow rules decreed by that religion.
theocratic state
A source of energy formed from the remains of dead plants and animals.
fossil fuel
