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Chapter 15.
North Africa
Term | Definition |
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Arid | Very dry, almost no rainfall. |
Desertification | A gradual transformation from fertile to less productive land. |
Alluvial Plain | Flat area of land next to a stream of river that floods. |
Silt | Fine particles of soil deposited along riverbanks. |
Irrigation | The process of redirecting water to crops through channels and ditches. |
Petroleum | Raw materials use to produce oil. |
Nonrenewable | Cannot reproduce quickly enough to keep up with its use. |
Fault | Fracture in the Earths crust. |
Oasis | A fertile place with water in a dry desert area. |
Qanat | A human-made underground tunnel on the Iranian plateau, used for carrying water from the mountains. |
Cultural Health | Center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread. |
Agricultural Revolution | A period in which humans began to grow crops instead of gathering plants. |
Domesticate | To keep and use animals as a source of labor and food. |
City-state | An independent state made up of a city and the territories depending on it. |
Cuneiform | The earliest known form of writing, from Sumeria |
Monotheistic | Related to a religious belief in one god or deity. |
Messiah | A leader or savior. |
Pilgrimage | A religious journey. |
Diffusion | Spreading out. |
Adherent | Follower of religion, cause, or person. |
Sultan | A leader or ruler of the Ottoman Empire. |
Religious Tolerance | The acceptance of different religions to be practiced at the same time, without prejudice. |
Floodplain | The low-lying land next to rivers, formed by sediment left by flooding. |
Hydroelectric power | A source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity. |
Hieroglyphics | An ancient system of writing that uses pictures and symbols. |
Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family. |
Pyramid | A stone monument built as a tomb in ancient Egypt. |
Pharaoh | A king in ancient Egypt. |
Deity | A god or goddess. |
Papyrus | A paper-like material invented in ancient Egypt. |
Tomb | A burial place. |
Sarcophagus | Coffin. |