Unit 6 - Vocabulary Definitions Flashcards
Alluvial soil
rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by moving water
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wadi
stream beds that remain dry until a heavy rain
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kums
also known as deserts
phoshate
a chemical used in fertilizers
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oasis
a place in the desert where underground water surface
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pastoralism
the raising and grazing of livestock
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cereals
food grains such as barley,oats,and wheat without irrigation
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ethnic diversity
differences among groups based on their languages ,customs,and beliefs
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infrastructure
basic urban necessities like streets and utilities
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domesticate
taken from the wild and make them useful to people
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culture hearths
centers where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outwards
cuneiform
wedge-shaped symbols written on wet clay tablets that were then baked to harden them
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hieroglyphics
Egyptians invented a form of picture writing
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qanats
underground canals used to carry water from the mountains across the desert to farmland
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monotheism
belief in one god
prophet
A messenger! Examples include Abraham and Jesus
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mosque
a house of worship where Muslim’s pray
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nationalism
a belief in the rights of an ethnic group to have its own independent country
nationalize
to place under government control
embargo
a ban on trade against iraq
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ziggurat
shaped like pyramids and rose above the flat land scape
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bedouin
deserts nomads (Nomad means homeless)
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bazaar
a place to shop (like a flea market)
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arable
land suitable for farming
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