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24 Cards in this Set
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Nomad |
Member of a wandering pastoral ppl |
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Bedouin |
Member of nomadic desert ppl of North Africa and South West Asia |
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Infrastructure |
Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities |
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Domesticate |
Adapt plants and animals from wild to make them useful to people |
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Hieroglyphics |
Picture writings |
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Geometric boundary |
Follow straight lines |
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Nationalism |
Belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation |
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Monotheism |
Belief in one God |
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Prophet |
Messengers of God |
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Mosque |
House of worship where Muslims pray |
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Culture Hearth |
Centers where cultures develop and spread outward |
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Cuneiform |
Sumerian writing system using wedge shaped symbols written on clay tablets |
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Qanats |
Underground canals |
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Natural Boundary |
Mountains provide physical boundary |
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Embargo |
Ban on trade |
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Ziggurat |
Large step-like temple of mud brick built in ancient Mesopotamia |
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Sheikhdom |
Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader |
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Shari'ah |
Islamic law, based on the Quran |
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Emir |
Prince or ruler in Islamic countries |
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Haji |
In Islam, yearly pilgrimage to Makkah |
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Ibadhism |
Conservative form of Islam distinct from Sunni and Shia sects |
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Enclave |
Territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding larger cultures |
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Exclave |
People isolated from main or larger part of the country |
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Mujahideen |
Islamic guerrilla fighters |
