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CH 21,22,23 Vocab
chapter 21,22,23 vocaulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agricultural revolution | the change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 bc |
| civilization | an advanced culture |
| monotheism | the belief in one god |
| protectorate | an are that has it s own government but is controlled by outside power |
| chaparral | a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates, small evergreen trees and low bushes or scrub |
| poaching | illegal hunting |
| mosque | an Islamic place of religious worship |
| muezzin | in Islam a crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times each day from a minaret |
| minaret | a tall slender tower attached to a mosque |
| desalination | the process pf removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation |
| nomad | a person who travels place to place |
| trade deficit | the situation in which a country imports more than it exports |
| trade surplus | the situation in which a country exports more than it imports |
| autonomy | independence |
| genocide | the systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people |
| nationalism | pride in one's nation the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation |
| chernozem | a rich topsoil found in the Russian steppes and other mid latitude grasslands |
| yurt | a round tent made of wooden framework and coverd with felt or skin |
| fundamentalism | a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of sacred text |
| desertification | the transformation of arable land into dessert either naturally or through human intervention |
| mandate | a commission from the league nation authorizing a nation to govern a territory |
| zionist | a member of a movement known as Zionism founded to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state |
| self determination | the right of a people to decide their own political future |
| drip irigation | a process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants |
| potash | a mineral used in explosives and fertilizer |
| fertile crescent | a region in the middle east where farming and the first civilization developed |
| militia | a citizen army |
| anarchy | political disorder and violence lawlessness |
| embargo | a sever restriction of trade with other countries |
| infrastructure | the basic support facilities of a community or country such as roads and bridges |
| Falaj system | in the Arabian peninsula an ancient system of underground and surface canals |
| secular | worldly not relating to region |
| shah | the title of the former leader of Iran |
| ayatollah | a religious leader among Shiite Muslims |
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