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North Africa, Southwest and Central Asia

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basic urban needs such as streets and housing   Infrastructure  
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to take wild plants and animals and adapt them to make food, clothing, or transportation   Domesticate  
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Sumerian writing system using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets   Cuneiform  
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pictures and symbols signifying words and sounds   hieroglyphics  
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person believed to be a messenager from God   Prophet  
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a ban on trade   Embargo  
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suitable for growing crops   Arable  
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an underground lake/water source   Aquifer  
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process of changing saltwater into freshwater   desalination  
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goods produced for sale   Commodity  
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month of fasting (no foods/liquids while the sun is out)   Ramadan  
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belief in one god   Monotheism  
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trade route connecting China with the Mediterranean Sea   Silk Road  
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radical Muslim group of terrorists that were in control of Afghanistan   The Taliban  
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belief that ethnic group have a right to their own independent country   Nationalism  
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