click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Asia N.Africa
Week of January 25,2016
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Muslim | a follower of Islam |
| conquest | the process or action of taking someone or something over |
| normadic | people that has no fixed home but wanders from place to place |
| Iran | country in SW Asia formerly known as Persia |
| Jews | ancestors of the Hebrews;followers of Judiasm |
| expansion | to increase in size ;as to adding more territory or land |
| influence | to effect indirectly |
| region | geographic portion or area of land |
| conformity | to become similar as in agree or obey |
| referendum | the idea or practice of letting voters approve or disapprove laws |
| judiciary | portion of government that makes laws |
| universal suffrage | the right to vote being help by all citizens |
| corporate | composing itself of individuals;creating a bussines |
| petition | a request or plea made by someone in charge |
| grievance | a cause for a particular problem;an issue |
| pavilion | a portion of a building extending from the main site;like a porch |
| King Hassan II | the ruler of Morocco from 1961-1999 |
| Mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| tangible | cape able of being touched of understood |
| communication technology | any device used to connect;cell phone,computer |
| Yom Kippur | Jewish holiday observed in September or October |
| Five Pillars of Islam | acts of duty for the Muslim that makes up the foundation of Islam |
| Hajj | pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims |
| Mecca | city in Arabia ,the birthplace of Muhammad and the goal of Muslim pilgrimages |
| Anwar Sadat | third President of Egypt serving fro 1970-19811 |