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Ch. 21, 22, & 23 Vocabulary

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show The change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 BC.  
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Civilization   show
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Monotheism   show
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Protectorate   show
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show A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes or scrub.  
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Poaching   show
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show An islamic place of religious worship.  
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show In Islam, a crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times each day from a minaret.  
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Minaret   show
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Desalination Plant   show
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Nomad   show
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Trade Deficit   show
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show The situation in which a country exports more than it imports.  
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show Independence.  
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show The systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people.  
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Nationalism   show
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Chernozem   show
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show A round tent made of a wooden framework and covered with felt or skins.  
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Fundamentalism   show
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show The transformation of arable land into the desert either naturally or through human intervention.  
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Mandate   show
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Zionist   show
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show The right of a people to decide their own political future.  
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show A process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from pipe, thus preserving precious water resources in dry areas.  
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Potash   show
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show A region in the Middle East where farming and the first civilizations developed.  
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Militia   show
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show Political disorder and violence; lawlessness.  
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Embargo   show
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show The basic support of facilities of a community or county, such as roads and bridges, power plants, and schools.  
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show In the Arabian Peninsula, an ancient system of underground and surface canals.  
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show Worldly, not relating to religion.  
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Shah   show
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show A religious leader among the Shiite Muslims.  
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