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16 Cards in this Set
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Exotic Rivers
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Rivers that begin in humid regions and then flow across dry areas.
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Oasis
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A place where a spring bubbles to the surface in desert areas and plants grow.
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Dynasty
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Line of hereditary rulers
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Bedouins
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Nomadic herders in Southwest Asia
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OPEC
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Organization of petroleum exporting countries, which influences oil prices by controlling supply.
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Ayatollahs (ah-ee-ah-toy-ahs)
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Religious leaders of the highest authority among Shia Muslims
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Theocracy
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A country governed by religious law
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Potash
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A mineral used to process wool and to make fertilizers, glass, and soft soaps.
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Magnesium
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Light metal that is valuable in certain industries, such as aerospace.
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Zionism
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The movement that called for Jews to set up their own country or homeland in Palestine.
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Holocaust
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The murder of millions of Jews during WWII
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Kurds
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A minority group in Turkey and neighbouring countries.
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Sultans
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Ottoman rulers.
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Mandates
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Territories temporarily placed under another country's control.
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Souks
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Open-air markets in the Arab world
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Secular
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Non-religious
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