Chapter Six Flashcards
(23 cards)
Muezzin
A leader who summons Muslims to pray by chanting
Deity
A god
Mesopotamia
The area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system
Iraq
A country in Western Asia
Palestine
Palestine is a geographic region in Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River
Steppe
A treeless plain
Collective
A large farm created and owned by a national government
Kazakstan
Country in Central Asia
Silk Road
The Silk Road, or Silk Route, is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction
Samarkand
Is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan
Desalination
The removal of salt from water
Moshavim
Small farming villages in Israel
Kibbutz
A cooperative settlement found in Israel
Negev desert
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel
Galilee
Galilee is a large region in northern Israel
Jordan river
River in West Asia flowing to the Dead Sea
Hajj
The pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca
Diversify
In business to extend activities to other areas
Mecca
A city in the Hejaz and the capital of Makkah Province in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Capital of Saudi Arabia
Radiation poisoning
A sickness caused by radiation
Semey
Is a city in Kazakhstan, in the northeastern province of East Kazakhstan
Aral Sea
The Aral Sea was a lake lying between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan