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Unit 6
Vocab - 7-5 Petersen Unit 6: Ch. 16-18 (North Africa and Southwest Asia)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| civilization | highly developed cultures-a group of people that have developed to the point of having language, art, government, religion, etc. |
| city-state | mini-urban area + surrounding country-side villages- miniture country- small like Andorra) |
| polytheism | belief in MORE THAN ONE GOD (poly=more than one) |
| theocracy | RELIGION + GOVERNMENT - A form of GOVERNMENT in which one individual ruled as both a religious leader and king (theos-Greek term for god) |
| cuneiform | SUMERIAN WRITING SYSTEM using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets |
| empire | group of lands under one ruler |
| delta | LAND AREA (mini-islands) formed by water washing fine particles of silt to the mouth of a river & deposited(put)-where the water exits to the sea,ocean,etc.--VERY GOOD SOIL |
| pharaoh | RULER(king/czar) of ancient Egypt |
| pyramid | huge stone structure that served as an elaborate tomb or monument |
| hieroglyphics | FORM OF WRITING that uses signs and symbols |
| papyrus | Egyptian hand-made paper |
| monotheism | belief in ONE god (mono=one) |
| covenant | agreement |
| prophet | MESSENGER of God |
| messiah | in JUDAISM/JEWS and CHRISTIANITY/CHRISTIANS, a SAVIOR OF SIN sent by God |
| disciple | follower of a specific teacher .. Those people are the disciples of Christ. |
| Five Pillars of Faith | religious obligations/requirements of Islam/Muslims |
| hajj | RELIGIOUS journey/TRIP to Makkah/Mecca by MUSLIMS are to make once during their life if possible(Mekkah,FivePillars)Of Faith, Isalm,Muslim,Koran,etc.) |
| silt | small soil particles w/lots of nutrients- (rich means nutrients(vitamins & minerals)that roots take to plant-makes good crops) |
| oasis | green grassy area in a desert-fertile (able to grow-due to an underground spring/river) |
| phosphate | MINERAL salt used in fertilizers |
| republic | strong national GOVERNMENT headed by ELECTED leaders--PEOPLE have CONTROL & not gov. |
| fellahin | Egypt FARMERS who live in villages & work on small plots of land that they RENT-NOT OWN |
| bazaar | MARKETPLACE-fresh food & goods -oid type of outdoor mall |
| service industries | type of BUSINESSES/JOBS that provide/GIVE HELP to people NOT of producing goods- ie. doctors, teachers, plumbers |
| mosque | place of WORSHIP for follower of Islam (people-Muslim/ holy book/ Koran(Quran)- Five Pillars of Faith -hajj, etc.) |
| aquifer | underground ROCK LAYER/HOLD WATER- water flows through rocks and gets trapped |
| dictatorship | GOVERNMENT under the control of ONE all-powerful leader- usually RULES BY FORCE |
| erg | huge area of shifting SAND DUNES in the SAHARA DESERT- fun place to ride a dune buggy |
| civil war | FIGHT among different groups WITHIN a country |
| secular | NON-religious (not including or involving religion in something like government, school, business, etc.--not run by religion rules) |
| casbah | ANCIENT AREAS/sections of ALGERIA cities |
| constitutional monarchy | government (CROWN+ELECTED)in which a KING/QUEEN is the official HEAD OF state/country, BUT elected officials run the government |
| migrate | to move/ROAM from one place to another-to get food |
| Bedouins | nomadic DESERT PEOPLE of Southwest Asia (not mad, they like roaming the dunes)Been roamin Beduoin? Got sand? Like buggying? |
| kibbutz | HEBREW/JEWISH SETTLEMENT in ISRAEL where the people share property & produce goods--NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS |
| moshav | SETTLEMENT in Israel where HEBREW/JEWISH people share property but also own some private property-one step better from the kibbutz group |
| Holocaust | systematic MURDER of millions of JEWISH HEBREW people let by HITLER- WWII 1930s to 1945 |
| wadi | rare downpour of rain into a dry river bed |
| desalinization | process to make seawater drinkable- TO de-SALT take out the salt from ocean water |
| caliph | successor(2nd in line)to Muhammad-LEADER of ISLAM religion |
| alluvial plain | area that is built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods |
| embargo | order(rule)by a gov. that restricts, prohibits (doesn't allow) trade with a country (Cuba & N.Korea-due to human rights-- why China, Vietnam,& Loas are allowed-why?Ck out World Trade Organization) |
| shah | TITLE/NAME of KINGS who ruled IRAN The _____of Iran is does not like ...... |
| Islamic republic | type of GOVERNMENT RUN by ISLAM RELIGIOUS LEADERS |
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