Unit 8 Definitions Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Alluvial Soil | Rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by moving water. |
Wadis | Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain. |
Phosphate | A chemical used in fertilizers. |
Oasis | A place in the desert where underground water surfaces. |
Pastoralism | The raising and grazing of livestock. |
Ethnic Diversity | Differences among groups based on their languages, customs, and beliefs. |
Infrastructure | Basic urban necessities. |
Domesticate | To take plants and animals from the wild and make them useful to people. |
Culture Hearth | Centers where cultures developed and from which ideas and tradition spread outward. |
Cuneiform | Wedge-shaped symbols written on wet clay tablets that were then baked to harden them. |
Hieroglyphics | Egyptian form of picture writing. |
Monotheism | Belief in one God. |
Prophet | Messenger. |
Mosque | A house of worship where Muslims pray. |
Nationalism | Belief in the right in an ethnic group to have its own independent country. |
Nationalize | Place under government control. |
Embargo | A ban on trade. |
Ziggurat | Large mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids and rose above the flat landscape. |
Bedouin | Desert nomads. |
Bazaar | Traditional marketplace. |
Arable | Land that is suitable for farming. |
Commodity | Economic good. |
Petrochemical | Product derived from petroleum or natural gas. |
Gross Domestic Product(GDP) | The value of goods and services produced by a country in a year. |
Hajj | Pilgrimage |
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