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Chapter 4 History Vocab
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delta: the area formed from soil deposited from a river at its mouth
silt: small particles of rich soil
oasis: a green area in a desert fed by underground water
aquifer: underground rock layers that hold large amounts of water
dictator: an all powerful leader
terrorism: the use of violent acts against the USA and its citizens
secular: non-religious policies
constitutional monarchy: a form of government in which a king or queen is the head of the state, but elected officials run the government
mosque: places of worship for followers of Islam
kibbutz: a place where property is shared
moshav: another type of settlement in which people share farming, production, and selling but each person may also own private property
Bedouin: nomadic deserts for people who follow a traditional way of life
wadi: dry riverbeds filled by rainwater from rare down pores
desalination: a processes that takes salt out of seawater to make it drinkable
Asia Minor: the large Asian part of Turkey occupies the peninsula called _________
alluvial plain: an area built up of rich fertile soil left by river floods
embargo: an order that restricts trade with another country
shah: the powerful Persian empire was ruled by kings known as _______
Islamic republic: a government ruled by Muslim religious leaders
Makkah: a important city in Saudi Arabia
tafaddal: means "welcome"
Riyadh: there capital of Saudi Arabia
clan: a group of related family
al Aqsa Intifadeh: the daily bloody riot named by the Palestinians
Farsi: the official language of Iran
warp threads: a thread that is woven from top to bottom on a rug
weft threads: a thread that is woven side to side on a rug
Persia: an old rich nation that is also present day Iran
cedar trees of Lebanon: the trees that king Solomon used to build the Jewish temples
oud: the most common stringed instruments in Southwest Asia
Chapter 4 History Vocab
Across:| 1. | a processes that takes salt out of seawater to make it drinkable | | 7. | means "welcome" | | 9. | non-religious policies | | 10. | an old rich nation that is also present day Iran | | 12. | there capital of Saudi Arabia | | 13. | the most common stringed instruments in Southwest Asia | | 16. | nomadic deserts for people who follow a traditional way of life | | 17. | a place where property is shared | | 18. | an area built up of rich fertile soil left by river floods | | 20. | a group of related family | | 24. | a thread that is woven side to side on a rug | | 25. | places of worship for followers of Islam | | 27. | dry riverbeds filled by rainwater from rare down pores | | 28. | underground rock layers that hold large amounts of water | | 29. | an all powerful leader | | 30. | the trees that king Solomon used to build the Jewish temples |
| | Down:| 2. | an order that restricts trade with another country | | 3. | a government ruled by Muslim religious leaders | | 4. | a important city in Saudi Arabia | | 5. | a green area in a desert fed by underground water | | 6. | a thread that is woven from top to bottom on a rug | | 8. | the daily bloody riot named by the Palestinians | | 11. | a form of government in which a king or queen is the head of the state, but elected officials run the government | | 14. | the use of violent acts against the USA and its citizens | | 15. | small particles of rich soil | | 19. | the powerful Persian empire was ruled by kings known as _______ | | 21. | the large Asian part of Turkey occupies the peninsula called _________ | | 22. | the area formed from soil deposited from a river at its mouth | | 23. | another type of settlement in which people share farming, production, and selling but each person may also own private property | | 26. | the official language of Iran |
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Chapter 4 History Vocab
Across:| 1. | a processes that takes salt out of seawater to make it drinkable | | 7. | means "welcome" | | 9. | non-religious policies | | 10. | an old rich nation that is also present day Iran | | 12. | there capital of Saudi Arabia | | 13. | the most common stringed instruments in Southwest Asia | | 16. | nomadic deserts for people who follow a traditional way of life | | 17. | a place where property is shared | | 18. | an area built up of rich fertile soil left by river floods | | 20. | a group of related family | | 24. | a thread that is woven side to side on a rug | | 25. | places of worship for followers of Islam | | 27. | dry riverbeds filled by rainwater from rare down pores | | 28. | underground rock layers that hold large amounts of water | | 29. | an all powerful leader | | 30. | the trees that king Solomon used to build the Jewish temples |
| | Down:| 2. | an order that restricts trade with another country | | 3. | a government ruled by Muslim religious leaders | | 4. | a important city in Saudi Arabia | | 5. | a green area in a desert fed by underground water | | 6. | a thread that is woven from top to bottom on a rug | | 8. | the daily bloody riot named by the Palestinians | | 11. | a form of government in which a king or queen is the head of the state, but elected officials run the government | | 14. | the use of violent acts against the USA and its citizens | | 15. | small particles of rich soil | | 19. | the powerful Persian empire was ruled by kings known as _______ | | 21. | the large Asian part of Turkey occupies the peninsula called _________ | | 22. | the area formed from soil deposited from a river at its mouth | | 23. | another type of settlement in which people share farming, production, and selling but each person may also own private property | | 26. | the official language of Iran |
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