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Chp.21,22,23 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Revolution | hunters and gathers first began to raise plants and animals for food about 8000 B.C. |
| Civilization | Complex societies |
| Monotheism | belief in only one god |
| Protectorates | areas that have their own government but are controlled by an outside power. |
| Chaparral | ecosystem based on drought-resistant herbs and bushes |
| Poaching | illegal hunting |
| Mosque | Islamic place of worship |
| Muezzin | crier |
| Minerat | tower attached to the mosque |
| Desalination Plant | Evaporate seawater to obtain fresh water |
| Nomad | people that travel from place to place. |
| Trade Deficit | Negative trade balance |
| Trade Surplus | Positive trade balance |
| Autonomy | Independence |
| genocide | systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people` |
| Nationalism | desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation |
| Chernozen | sound base for agriculture |
| Foundamentalism | set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text |
| Yurt | Large, portable, round tents made of wooden frames covered with felt or skins |
| Desertification | extension of desert landscape through the activities of people and livestock as well as climate changes. |
| Mandate | land to be governed by an outside power |
| Zionists | to solve oppression by returning to the place they perceived as their homeland |
| Self-determination | right to decide their own political future |
| Drip irrigation | preserves precious water resources by letting precise amounts of water drip onto plants from pipes. |
| Potash | used in explosives and fertilizers |
| Fertile Crescent | Farming and the first civilizations developed. |
| Militia | Peoples army |
| Anarchy | Lawlessness |
| Embargo | Severe restriction on trade with other countries |
| Desalination | Plants that remove salt from seawater |
| Infrastructure | Comprises a country's basic support facilities |
| Falaj System | Underground and surface canals. |