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Southwest And Central Asia Flashcards

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A leader who summons Muslims to pray for chanting

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MURZZIN

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A god

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DEITY

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

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MESOPOTAMIA

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a country in southwest Asia,officially the republic of Iraq

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IRAQ

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a historical region at the east end of the medditrian sea, now divided between Israel and Jordan

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PALESTINE

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A treeless plain

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STEPPE

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a large farm created and owned by a national government

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COLLECTIVE

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a country in Central Asia, officially the republic of ?

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KAZAKSTAN

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a 4,000-mile-long ancient trade route linking china to the Mediterranean area in the west

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SILK ROAD

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a city in Uzbekistan

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SAMARKAND

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The removal of salt from water

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DESALINATION

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small farming villages in Israel

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MOSHAVIM

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a cooperative settlement found in Israel

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KIBBUTZ

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a triangular, arid region in the south-west Isral, touching the Gulf of Aquaba

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NEGEV DESERT

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the northernmost region of ancient Palistine ad present-day Isreal

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GALILEE

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

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JORDAN RIVER

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the pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca

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HAJJ

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in business, to extend activities into different areas

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DIVERSITY

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a city in western Saudi Arabia; birthplace of the prophet Muhammad and most holy city for Islamic people

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MECCA

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the capital of Saudi Arabia

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RIYADH

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a sickness caused by exposure to radiation as a result of nuclear explosion,nuclear reactor accidents, or other causes

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RADIATION POISONING

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a city in Kazakhstan

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SEMEY

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an island saltwater sea in Kazakstan and Uzbekistan

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ARAL SEA

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