Unit 6 - Vocabulary Definitions Flashcards

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Alluvial soil

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rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by moving water

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wadi

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stream beds that remain dry until a heavy rain

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3
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kums

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also known as deserts

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4
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phoshate

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a chemical used in fertilizers

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5
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oasis

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a place in the desert where underground water surface

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6
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pastoralism

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the raising and grazing of livestock

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cereals

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food grains such as barley,oats,and wheat without irrigation

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8
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ethnic diversity

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differences among groups based on their languages ,customs,and beliefs

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9
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infrastructure

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basic urban necessities like streets and utilities

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domesticate

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taken from the wild and make them useful to people

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culture hearths

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centers where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outwards

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12
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cuneiform

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wedge-shaped symbols written on wet clay tablets that were then baked to harden them

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13
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hieroglyphics

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Egyptians invented a form of picture writing

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qanats

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underground canals used to carry water from the mountains across the desert to farmland

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15
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monotheism

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belief in one god

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16
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prophet

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A messenger! Examples include Abraham and Jesus

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17
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mosque

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a house of worship where Muslim’s pray

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nationalism

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a belief in the rights of an ethnic group to have its own independent country

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19
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nationalize

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to place under government control

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20
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embargo

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a ban on trade against iraq

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21
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ziggurat

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shaped like pyramids and rose above the flat land scape

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bedouin

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deserts nomads (Nomad means homeless)

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23
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bazaar

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a place to shop (like a flea market)

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arable

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land suitable for farming

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commodity

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economics goods used for trading

26
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petrochemical

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products derived from petroleum or natural gas

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gross domestic product

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the value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

28
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hajj

A

pilgrimage to Meccah in Saudi arabia

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aquifer

A

underground layers of porous rock gravel or sand that the container water

30
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desalination

A

the process of removing salt water from sea water

31
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rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by moving water

A

Alluvial soil

32
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stream beds that remain dry until a heavy rain

A

wadi

33
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also known as deserts

A

kums

34
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a chemical used in fertilizers

A

phoshate

35
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a place in the desert where underground water surface

A

oasis

36
Q

the raising and grazing of livestock

A

pastoralism

37
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food grains such as barley,oats,and wheat without irrigation

A

cereals

38
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differences among groups based on their languages ,customs,and beliefs

A

ethnic diversity

39
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basic urban necessities like streets and utilities

A

infrastructure

40
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taken from the wild and make them useful to people

A

domesticate

41
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centers where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outwards

A

culture hearths

42
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wedge-shaped symbols written on wet clay tablets that were then baked to harden them

A

cuneiform

43
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Egyptians invented a form of picture writing

A

hieroglyphics

44
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underground canals used to carry water from the mountains across the desert to farmland

A

qanats

45
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belief in one god

A

monotheism

46
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A messenger! Examples include Abraham and Jesus

A

prophet

47
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a house of worship where Muslim’s pray

A

mosque

48
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a belief in the rights of an ethnic group to have its own independent country

A

nationalism

49
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to place under government control

A

nationalize

50
Q

a ban on trade against iraq

A

embargo

51
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shaped like pyramids and rose above the flat land scape

A

ziggurat

52
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deserts nomads (Nomad means homeless)

A

bedouin

53
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a place to shop (like a flea market)

A

bazaar

54
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land suitable for farming

A

arable

55
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economics goods used for trading

A

commodity

56
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products derived from petroleum or natural gas

A

petrochemical

57
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the value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

A

gross domestic product

58
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pilgrimage to Meccah in Saudi arabia

A

hajj

59
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underground layers of porous rock gravel or sand that the container water

A

aquifer

60
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the process of removing salt water from sea water

A

desalination