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Ch. 21,22,23 Vocab

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Agricultural revolution   The change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 b.c  
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civilization   an advanced culture  
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monotheism   The belief in God  
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protectorates   an area that has its own government but is controlled by an outside power  
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charparral   a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates  
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poaching   illegal hunting  
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muezzin   I Islam , a crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times each day from a minaret  
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mosques   An Islamic place of religious worship  
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minaret   a tall slender tower attached to a mosque  
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desalination plants   the process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irragation  
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nomads   a person who travels from place to place  
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trade defict   the situation in which a country imports more than it exports  
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trade surplus   The situation in which a country exports more than it imports  
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Autonomy   Independence  
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genocide   the systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people  
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nationalism   pride in ones nation  
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chernozem   a rich topsoil found in the Russian steppes and other mid-latitude grasslands  
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fundamentalism   a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text  
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yurt   A round tent made of wooden framework and covered with felt or skins  
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desertification   the transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention  
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mandate   a commission from the League of Nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory  
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zionist   a member known as a zionism founded to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state  
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self-determination   the right of a people to decide their own political future  
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drip irrigation   a process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from pipes, thus perserving precious water resources in dry areas.  
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potash   a mineral used in explosives and fertilizer  
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fertile crescent   a region in the middle east where farming and the first civilizations developed  
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militia   a citizen army  
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anarchy   political disorder and violence  
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embargo   a severe restriction of trade with other countries  
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desalination   the process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation  
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infrastructure   the basic  
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falaj system    
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