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Arabia and Iraq
Question | Answer |
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Fossil fuels | nonrenewable resource formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals |
Desalination | removal of salt from seawater |
Urbanization | movement of people from rural to urban areas |
Majority | more than half |
Monothesim | the belief in a single God |
Quran | holy book of Islam |
Kaaba | : a small stone building in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca that contains a sacred black stone and is the goal of Islamic pilgrimage and the point toward which Muslims turn in praying |
Caliph | Muslims’ political and religious leader |
Mosque | Islamic house of worship |
Dictator | leader with complete control over government |
Fundamentalism | belief that holy books should be taken literally, word for word |
Entrepreneurship | starting a business |
Jihad | Arabic word meaning “struggle for reform” |
Hijab | concealing, baggy garments worn by many Arab women |
Terrorism | use of violence to create fear for political reasons |
Diversifying economies | To diversify is to go from one or two sources of income, such as oil and gas, to many sources. |
Osman bey conquered this civilization? | Byzantine |