Chapter 21,22,23
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| Agricultural Revolution | The change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 BC.
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| Civilization | An advanced culture.
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| Monotheism | The belief in one God.
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| Protectorate | An area that has its own government but is controlled by an outside power.
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| Chaparral | A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates small evergreen trees and low bushes or scrubs.
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| Poaching | Illegal hunting.
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| Mosque | An Islamic place of religious worship.
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| Muezzin | In Islam a crier who calls the faithful to prater five times each day from a minaret.
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| Minaret | A tall slender tower attached to a mosque.
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| Desalination Plant | The process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation.
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| Nomad | A person who travels from place to place.
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| Trade deificit | The situation in which a country imports more than it exports.
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| Trade surplus | The situation in which a country exports more than it imports.
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| Autonomy | Independence.
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| Genocide | The systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people.
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| Nationalism | Pride in ones nation the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation.
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| Chernozem | A rich topsoil found in the Russian steppes and other mid latitude grasslands.
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| Yurt | A round tent made of a wooden framework and covered with felt or skins.
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| Fundamentalism | A set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text.
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| Desertification | The transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention.
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| Mandate | A commission from the League of Nations authorizing a nation to govern territory.
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| Zionist | A member of a movement known as Zionism founded to promote to establishment of an independent Jewish state.
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| Self-dertamination | The right of the people to decide their own political future.
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| Drip irrigation | The process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from popes thus preserving precious water resources in dry areas.
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| Potash | A mineral used in explosives and fertilizer.
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| Fertile cresent | A region in the Middle East where farming and the first civilizations where developed.
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| Militia | A citizen army.
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| Anarchy | A political disorder and violence, Lawlessness.
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| Embargo | A severe restriction of trade with other countries.
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| Infrastructure | The basic support facilities of a community or country such as roads bridges power plants or schools.
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| falaj system | In the Arabian peninsula an ancient system of underground and surface canals.
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| Secular | Worldly not relating to religion.
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| Shah | The title of the former ruler of Iran.
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| Ayatollah | A religious leader among Shiite Muslims.
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