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Chp.21,22,23 vocab

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