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MENA Vocab

MENA Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
petroleum an unrefined oil used to make gasoline and other products
non-renewable a resource that cannot reproduce quickly enough to keep up with its use
qanats underground tunnels to carry mountain waters to dry plains.
cultural hearth a center of civilization from which ideas and technologies spread
cuneiform Sumerian writing
sultan leader or appointed official from the Ottoman Empire
floodplain a low-lying land next to a river formed by sediment deposited by flooding
Judaism a religion which has origins from the Middle East, prophet is Abraham
Christianity a religions which has origins in the Middle East, prophet is Jesus
Islam a religion which has origins in the Middle East, prophet is Muhammed
Osama Bin Laden and extremist/fundamentalist that trained terrorists and planned 911
Saddam Hussein a ruthless leader of Iraq that was overthrown as a result of the Gulf War in 2003
Hammurabi's Code a legal text that set laws and rules in Babylon 1700's BC
Murad II expanded and brought together the Balkans as part of the Ottoman Empire
Selim I killed off family members to rise to power and maintain his claim to the throne
Suleiman the Magnificent took over territory such as Hungary and Romania, built a powerful navy and took control of the Mediterranean Sea.  
Mehmed I was named "The Executioner" and was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Turkey the origins and place of the former Ottoman Empire
Agricultural Revolution a time in which civilizations shifted from being hunters/gatherers to settlements/farming
silt organic deposits found in river systems which makes them fertile
Mesopotamia location of the first civilizations near the Euphrates and Tigris river systems
Byzantine Empire conquered by the Ottomans, capital city Constantinople
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