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16 Cards in this Set
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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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Zionists |
After the hill in Jerusalem to which Jews had always prayed to return |
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Self-determination |
Right to decide their own political future |
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Drip irrigation |
Process 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 Cresent |
Arc of rich land, where farming and the first civilizations develops. (Modern countries of Jordan, lebanon, syria, and iraq, Israel) |
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Militia |
Citizen army |
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Anarchy |
Lawlessness |
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Embargo |
Severe restriction on trade with other countries |
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Desalination |
Industrial plants were constructed to remove the salt from seawater so that it could be used for drinking and irrigation |
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Infrastructure |
Comprises a country's basic support facilities including its roads, schools, airports, seaports, and communication system |
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Falaj system |
Underground surface corals |
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Secular |
Without religious influence |
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Shah |
Ruler |
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Ayatollahs |
Conservative religious leaders (Iran ) |
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PLO |
Palestinian Liberation Organization |
