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equator
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An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, divides earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere
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international dateline
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The imaginary line approximating the 180 meridian. The date is advanced a day when crossing the line going West and back a day when going East.
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prime meridian
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The zero meridian (0°), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured. It passes through Greenwich, England.
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Tropic of Cancer
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A line of latitude, 23 degrees north of the equator, the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead.
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topography
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A detailed description or representation on a map of an area's physical features
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latitude and longitude
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coordinates that can determine location where any place is located
Latitude is the horizontal lines on map parallel to the equator; longitude are the lines parallel to the prime meridian |
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Arctic circle
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One of the five major circles;
Arctic circle 66 degrees north Tropic of Cancer 23 degrees north Equator is 0 Tropic of Capricorn 23 south Antarctic 66 degrees south |
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contour line
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a line on the map that shows the elevation of the area
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delta
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A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into another body of water; created by deposits of sediment
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socialism
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the government controls the economy and distributes wealth equally among the community
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nationalism
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acting in the interest in your own country, a belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather according to international goals.
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communism
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when the government controls all property and wealth
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socialism
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when the government controls the economy and the means of production
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capitalism
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An economic and political system in which a country's industry is controlled by private owners for profit
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aqueducts
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A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity
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literacy
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the ability to read or write
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barbarians
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People living along the borders, outside the Roman empire, people considered to have a primitive culture
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infrastructure
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he basic physical structures like roads, bridges and buildings and transportation needed to operate a society
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empire
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a political unit often made up of a number of territories, states or nations, ruled by a single supreme authority
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pilgrimage
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journey to a sacred place or shrine
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mosque
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a Muslim house of worship
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Muhammed
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prophet of Islam
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Muslim
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a believer in Islam
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monotheism
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belief in one God
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nomad
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a member of a group that moves from place to place following food and water
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Islam
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a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammed, believes in one god Allah. the laws are found in the Q'uran and Sunna
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Sunna
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the traditional portion of Muslim law based on the works and acts of Muhammed
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polytheism
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the belief in more than one God
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Koran/Qur'an
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The sacred text of Islam
114 chapters Revered as the word of God dictated to Muhammed; accepted as foundation of Islamic law religion and culture |
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Mecca
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the holiest city of Islam in Saudi Arabia, a common pilgrimmage destination by Muslims
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Cordoba
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The capital of the Spanish Umayyad empire
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faction
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a group that splits off in disagreement from the bigger group
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algebra
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MOdern algebra is based on the work of a famous Abbasid mathematician al Khwarizmi; algebra is named aft er one of his books, Al jabr, which means "the addition of one thing to another"
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Baghdad
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became the new capital of the Abbasid empire, located between the Tigris and Euphrates and grew into a huge city that was the center of trade , learning and government
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Abbasid
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Abbassids named after al Abbas, who may have been the uncle of Muhammed, started a successful rebellion against Umayyad rulers
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Muawiya
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first Umayyad leader, a solider, moved the capital from Medina to Damascas
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savannah
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region of grasslands containing scattered trees and vegetation in Africa
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matrilineal
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tracing succession through the females of the family; common in Ghana. Muslims practice patrilenial succession in which the throne passes from father to son.
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ancestor worship
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a religious belief common in West Africa; worship given to a deceased relative, believed to be closer to the gods and able to grant favors.
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sahara
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a great desert that stretches out across north Africa
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sahill
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a strip of dry grassland between a desert and a savanna
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Nok
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The first West Africans to make iron; now present day Nigeria
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Ibn Battuta
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greatest Arabian traveler of the Middle Ages (check definition in chapter five)
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Ghana
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A republic in west Africa on the gulf of guinea ; ancient agricultural kingdom (page 112)
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