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alluvial soil |
rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by running water |
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wadi |
in the desert, a streamed that is dry except during heavy rain |
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phosphate |
a natural mineral containing chemical compounds often used in fertilizers |
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pose |
to present
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domesticate
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to adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use
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hieroglyphics
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an ancient writing system used in Egypt in which pictures and symbols represent words or sounds
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geometric boundaries
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a fixed limit or extent that typically follows straight lines
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nationalism
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a belief in the right of a nation to be an independent state
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nomads
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a member of a wandering pastoral people
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principal
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most important, consequential, or influential
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Bedouins
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member of the nomadic desert peoples of North Africa and Southwest Asia
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partner
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one associated with another, especially in an action
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