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ch 21,22,23 vocab
Term | Definition |
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agricultural revolution | The change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000B.C. |
civilization | an advanced culture |
monotheism | The belief in one god |
protectorates | an area that has its own government but is controlled by an outside power |
chaparral | A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes or scrub |
poaching | Illegal hunting |
Desalination plant | the process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation |
nomad | a person who travels from place to place |
trade deficit | the situation in which a country imports more than it exports |
trade surplus | the situation in which a country exports more than it imports |
mosque | Islamic places of worship |
muezzin | crier |
minaret | the tower attached to the mosque to call the people to prayer |
autonomy | independence |
genocide | the systematic killing or intentional destruction of people |
nationalism | the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation, are strong in both groups. |
chernozem | rich soil top |
fundamentalism | a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of sacred text |
yurt | large portable round tents |
desertification | extension of the desert landscaped through the activities of people and livestock as well as climatic changes |