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vocabulary

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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 one god  
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protectorates   an area that has its own government but is controlled by an outside power  
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chaparral   a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub  
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poaching   Illegal hunting  
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mosques   an Islamic place of religious worship  
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muezzin   in Islam, a crier who calls the faithful to prayer five time each day from a minaret  
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minaret   a tall, slender tower attached to a mosque  
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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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nomads   a person who travels from place to place  
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trade deficit   the situation in which a country imports more than it exports  
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trade surplus   the situation in which a country imports more than it imports  
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autonomy   independence,in northern Georgia  
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genocide   the systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people  
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nationalism   the desire of cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation, are strong in both groups  
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chernozem   there are steppes where grasslands create a rich topsoil  
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fundamentalism   a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text, such as the Koran  
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yurt   which are large, portable, round tents made of wooden frames covered with felt or skins  
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desertification   the extension of the desert landscape through the activites of people and livestock as well as climatic changes  
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mandate   referred to land to be governed by an outside power on behalf of the League of Nations until it was ready for independence  
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zionist   after the hill in Jerusalem to which Jews has always prayed to return  
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self-determination   or the 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   which is used in explosives and fertilizer table salt, bromine, and other minerals from the dead sea  
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Fertile Crescent   ran through this area, where farming and the first civilizations developed  
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militia   or citizen army  
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anarchy   or lawlessness  
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embargo   or a severe restriction on trade with other countries, was imposed on Iraq by the UN  
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infrastructure   comprises a country's basic support facilities, including its roads, schools, airports, seaports, and communication systems  
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falaj system   Many farmers depend on an ancient system of underground and surface canals  
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secular   or that it should be run without religious influence, and Islamic parties fought one another for power  
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shah   or ruler  
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ayatollah   Others, especially conservative religious leaders  
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