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Chap 15
north africa
Term | Definition |
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oasis | a fertile place with water in a dry desert area |
irrigation | the process of redirecting water to crops through channels and ditches |
nonrenewable | cannot reproduce quickly enough to keep up with its use |
petroleum | raw materials used to produce oil |
desertification | a gradual transition from fertile to less productive land |
silt | fine particles of soil deposited along riverbanks |
qanat | a human-made underground tunnel on the Iranian plateau, used for carrying water from the mountains |
alluvial plain | flat area of land next to a stream of river that floods |
arid | very dry, having almost no rainfall |
fault | fracture in Earth's crust |
cultural health | center or civilization from which ideas and technology spread |
city-state | an independent state made up of a city and the territories depending on it |
diffusion | spreading out |
cunieform | the earliest known form of writing, from sumeria |
religious tolerance | the acceptance of different religions to be practiced at the same time, without prejudice |
monotheistic | related to a religious belief in one god or deity |
messiah | a leader or savior |
agricultural revolution | a period in which humans began to grow crops instead of gathering plants |
adherent | follower of a religion, cause, or person |
domesticate | to keep and use animals as a source of labor and food |
sultan | a leader or ruler of the ottoman empire |
sarcophagus | coffin |
pyramid | a stone monument built as a tomb in ancient egypt |
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 |
tomb | a burial place |
pharaoh | a king in ancient egypt |
deity | a god or goddess |
papyrus | a paper-like material invented in ancient egypt |
floodplain | the low-lying land next to rivers, formed by sediment left by flooding |