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Nomads
a member of a wandering pastoral people.
Bedouins
a member of the nomadic desert peoples of North Africa and Southwest Asia
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
French, Spanish Muslims, Romans, and Jews have all lived there and influenced the culture
Infrastructure
the basic urban necessities like streets and utilities
Domesticate
to adapt plants and animals from the wild to make them useful to people
Hieroglyphics
belonging to an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures and symbols represent words or sounds.
Nationalism
belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation
Suez Canal
a shipping lane that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
Monotheism
belief in one God
Prophets
person believed to be a messenger from God
Mosque
in Islam, a house of public worship
Mesopotamia
the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Fertile Crescent
in northern Egypt, has rich soil, and large part in agricultural
Persian Empire
one of the biggest empires, Asian region
Embargo
a ban on trade
Ziggurats
large step-like temple of mud brick built in ancient in ancient Mesopotamia
Hajj
in Islam, the yearly pilgrimage to Makkah
Silk Road
trade route connecting China with the Mediterranean Sea