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sec4 final vocab
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word | definition |
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anarchy | political disorder and violence |
falaj system | in the Arabian Peninsula, an ancient system of underground and surface water canals that carry water many miles from mountains to desert villages |
shah | the ruler of iran |
infrastructure | an underlying foundation |
ayatollah | a religious leader among shiite muslims |
mandate | a commission from the league of Nations authorkizing a nation to govern a territory |
self-determination | the right to decide one's political future |
desalination | the process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation |
militia | an army |
zionist | a member of a movement known as zionism, founded to promote the establishment of an independant Jewish state |
knesset | the parliment of Israel |
secular | worldly, not relating to religion |
drip irrigations | a process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drops onto plants from the pipes, this preserving precious water resources in dry areas |