Agricultural Revolution

the change form nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 B.C.

an area that has its own government but is controlled by an outside power.

a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub.

an Islamic place of religious worship.

in Islam, a crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times each day from a minaret.

a tall, slender tower attached to a mosque

the process of removing salt form seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation.

a person who travels from place to place.

the situation in which a country imports more than it exports.

the situation in which a country exports more than it imports

the systematic killing or intentional destruction of people.

Pride in one's nation; the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation.

a rich topsoil found in the Russian steppes and other mid-latitude grasslands.

a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text.

a round tent made of a wooden framework and covered with felt or skins.

the transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention.

a commission from the League of Nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory.

a member of a movement know as Zionism, founded to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state.

the right of a people to decide their own political future.

a process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from pipes, thus preserving precious water resources in dry areas.

a mineral used in explosives and fertilizer.

a region in the Middle East where farming and the first civilizations developed.

political disorder and violence; lawlessness.

a severe restriction of trade with other countries.

the basic support facilities of a community or country, such as roads and bridges, power plants, and schools.

in the Arabian Peninsula, an ancint system of underground and surface canals.

worldly, not relating to religion.

the title of the former ruler of Iran.

a religious leader among Shilite Muslims.

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Term	Definition
Agricultural Revolution	the change form nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 B.C.
Civilization	an advanced culture.
Monotheism	the belief in one God.
Protectorate	an area that has its own government but is controlled by an 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 Plant	the process of removing salt form seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation.
Nomad	a person who travels from place to place.
Trade Dificit	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 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.
Fundamentalism	a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text.
Yurt	a round tent made of a wooden framework and covered with felt or skins.
Desertification	the transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention.
Mandate	a commission from the League of Nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory.
Zionist	a member of a movement know 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 Irrigation	a process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from pipes, thus preserving precious water resources in dry areas.
Potash	a mineral used in explosives and fertilizer.
Fertile Crescent	a region in the Middle East where farming and the first civilizations developed.
Mlitia	a Citizen army.
Anarchy	political disorder and violence; lawlessness.
Embargo	a severe restriction of trade with other countries.
Infrastructure	the basic support facilities of a community or country, such as roads and bridges, power plants, and schools.
Falaj System	in the Arabian Peninsula, an ancint system of underground and surface canals.
Secular	worldly, not relating to religion.
Shah	the title of the former ruler of Iran.
Ayotollah	a religious leader among Shilite Muslims.

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