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15 Cards in this Set
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Bazaar
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an Arab open-air market
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Perennial Irrigation
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a system for providing water to crops at any time of year
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Reservoir
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a body of water collected in a natural or artificial lake
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Basin Irrigation
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a form of irigation in which walls are built around fields to trap floodwaters
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Capital
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money invested in building and supporting new businesses
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Sandstorm
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blow hot air, dus, and grit into the nile valley and air
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Delta
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land formed by soil in the water that is dropped as the river slows and enters the sea
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Fellaheen
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Egyptian peasents
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Wadis
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dry riverbeds and sharp gullies
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Caravans
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large groups of merchants who have joined together to travel in safety
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Medinas
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the older Arap sections of North African cities
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Souks
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market areas
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Maghreb
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the North African countries west of Egypt
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Turareg
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normadic group of the southwest Sahara
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Berbers
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the original inhabitants of North Africa
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