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Desertification

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Process in which land becomes similar to that of a desert, due to things such as drought or desertification.

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Nile river

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In Egypt. North-running. Longest river in the world.

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Sahara Desert

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Major desert found in Northern Africa

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South Africa

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Southern tip of Africa

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Anarchy

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Form of government that rebels against all forms of government

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Guerrilla Warfare

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Hit and run tactic

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Abolition

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Movement to abolish slavery

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Middle Passage

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Slave route in the Atlantic Ocean

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Consequences of mining in Africa?

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Diamonds aid economy but are illicit

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Apartheid

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Legal segregation of black and white

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Boycott

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Refusing a good or service

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12
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Nelson Mandela

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First black president of Africa. Ended the apartheid.

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Pan-Africanism

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The economic, social, and political unity of Africa

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Polygamy

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Having more than one wife

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AIDS vs. HIV

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AIDS is the final stage of HIV; you can live with HIV but you will die once you reach AIDS.

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16
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How to curb HIV and create awareness?

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Education

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17
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Most important to Africans?

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Family. Most live with their extended families.

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18
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Animism

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Religious belief that spirits are present in everything

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19
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Kosovo

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90% Albanian 10% Serbian but Serbians are in control

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Bosnia

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In conflict with Kosovo

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Ural Mountains

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Divides Europe and Asia

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Capitalism

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an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

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Collectivism

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the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it

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Communism

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a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

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Dissident

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a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state

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Egalitarian

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Economy, equality.

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27
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Joseph Stalin

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Led the USSR and introduced five year plans and collectivism

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28
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Propaganda

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

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29
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Soviets

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Citizen of the Soviet Union

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30
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Karl Marx

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Wrote the communist manifesto

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31
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Totalitarian dictatorship

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Total control over everything

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32
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USSR

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During communism

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33
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Black market

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Goods purchased and sold without government consent; illegally.

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34
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Market economy

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People sell goods and shit

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35
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Command economy

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Government has control

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36
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Consumer goods

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goods bought and used by consumers, rather than by manufacturers for producing other goods.

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37
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Icon

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a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.

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38
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Orthodox Church

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Branch of Christianity

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Chechnya

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Muslims want independent state. Civil war. Russia win.

40
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Ethnic cleansing

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Trying to eliminate a certain group

41
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Glasnost

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Promoting the openness of Russia’s economy and shit

42
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Perestroika

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Rebuilding Russia’s economy

43
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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Former soviet statesman

44
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Putin

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Russian president. Made weapon deals with the west.

45
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Slavs

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Slavic speaking citizens

46
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Ballet

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Dance style

47
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Socialist realism

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Type of art. Glorified communism. Propaganda.

48
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Tchaikovsky

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Composer

49
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Taiwan

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Island

50
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Environmental concerns in China?

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Pollution

51
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Role of rivers in China?

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Transportation and irrigation

52
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Chinese communist party

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Founding party in China or some shit

53
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Dictator

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Forcefully takes power, complete control.

54
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Dynastic circle

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Circle of rulers or some shit

55
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Legalism

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dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith

56
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Mandate of Heaven

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God has given the ruler the right to rule

57
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Mao tse-tung

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Former Chairman of the Communist Party of China

58
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People’s republic of China

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a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

59
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Totalitarianism

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Total control

60
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Buddhism

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a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality

61
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Confucianism

Philosophy vs. Religion

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No gods

62
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Confucius

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Philosopher. Made Confucianism.

63
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Taoism

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A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.

64
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Yin and yang

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Opposites. Balance.

65
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Infanticide

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Killing of baby before one year of life

66
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One child policy

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Only one kid per family bc of over population

67
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China’s human rights record

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Bad

68
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Filial piety

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Respect for elders

69
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Tiananmen Square

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Peaceful protest turned violent

70
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Calligraphy

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Pretty writing

71
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Mandarin

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Language in China

72
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Hermit kingdom

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North Korea bc no media

73
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Trade imbalance

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More in than out
or
More out than in

74
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Economic miracle

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Recovering an economy really fast

75
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Homogenous

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Alike. Same. Lack of difference.

76
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Fertile Crescent

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Tigris and Euphrates

77
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Palestine

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Inland of Israel

78
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Theocracy

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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

79
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OPEC

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Oil organization

80
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Antisemitism

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Hatred towards Jews

81
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Caliph

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Head of Muslim faith

82
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Five pillars

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Prayer
No god but Allah
Charity
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Fasting
83
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Hajj

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

84
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Islam

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Muslim faith

85
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Jihad

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War against non believers

86
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Mosque

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Place of worship for Muslims

87
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Muhammad

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Founder of Islam

88
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Quran

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Muslim sacred text

89
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Shariah

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Harsh law

90
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Shiite

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Born leader

91
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Sunni

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Most qualified leader

92
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Zionism

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Jews wanting independent state

93
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Refugee

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Forced to leave country

94
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Bedouin

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a nomadic Arab of the desert

95
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Suk

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an Arab market or marketplace

96
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Location/maps?

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Northern Africa and Middle East only

97
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Dafur

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Part of Sudan in Africa

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