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18 Cards in this Set
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Nomads
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groups of people who move from place to place depending on the season and availability of grss for grazing and water
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Bedouins
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Nomadic Arabic-speaking people who migrated to North Africa from deserts in Southwest Asia
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Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
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Notable places where north African peoples have had continuous contact with Europe for hundreds of years
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Infastructure
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basic urban necessities such as streets and utilites
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Domesticate
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adapting of plants and animals from the wild for uses as food, clothing, and transportation
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Hieroglyphics
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a form of picture writing
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nationalism
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a belief in the right of an ethinc group to have its own independent country
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Suez Canal
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an important shipping lane that connects the Mediterraneansea to the Red Sea across egypt
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Monotheism
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belief in one God
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Prophets
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messengers (such as Abraham and Jesus)
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Mosque
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a house of worship where muslims pray
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Mesopotamia
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the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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Fertile Crescent
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a rich agricultural region
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Persian Empire
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an empire during 500 b.c.
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Embargo
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a ban on trade
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Ziggurats
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mud brick temples built by Sumerians
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Hajj
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a pilgrimage to Makkah made by the muslims
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Silk road
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a trade route connecting China with the Mediterranean Sea
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