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sec 5 final vocab
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| word | definition |
|---|---|
| bazaar | open air markets |
| wadi | a gully or usually dry riverbed, cut in the earth by running water after a downpour in arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa |
| reservoir | artificial lake |
| medina | the old section of a North African city, usually centered around a mosque |
| basin irrigation | an old system by which water and silt was controlled by embankments and time-released to irrigate farmlands |
| pharoah | a ruler of Ancient Egypt |
| fellaheen | an egyptian farmer |
| capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned or used in business |
| perennial irrigation | an irrigation system that provides neccessary water to the land throughout the year |