Flashcards: Chapter 10,11,12 Review +Middle Eastern Countries & Capitals
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 desalinization | Process used to make seawater drinkable |
| aquifer | Underground rock layer that water flows through |
| polytheism | Belief in more than one God |
| republic | A strong national government headed by elected officials |
| covenant | Agreement |
| migrate | To move from one place to another |
| embargo | Order that restricts or prohibits trade with another country |
| secular | Non-religious |
| service industry | Business that provides services to people instead of producing goods (2 terms) |
| prophet | A messenger of God |
| oasis | A fertile or green area in a desert |
| bazaar | A marketplace |
| bedouins | Nomadic desert peoples of SW Asia (plural) |
| Islamic republic | A government run by Muslim religious leaders (2 terms) |
| theocracy | A form of government in which one individual rules as both religious leader and king |
| empire | A group of lands under one ruler |
| monotheism | A belief in one God |
| mosque | A place of worship for followers of Islam |
| dictatorship | A government under the control of one all powerful leader |
| delta | An area formed from a soil deposit located at the mouth of a river |
| messiah | In Judaism and Christianity, a savior sent by God |
| disciple | A follower of a specific teacher |
| hajj | A religious journey to Makkah that Musims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime if they are able to do so |
| Afghanistan | Kabul is the capital |
| Algeria | Algiers is the capital |
| Bahrain | Manama is the capital |
| Egypt | Cairo is the capital |
| Iran | Tehran is the capital |
| Iraq | Baghdad is the capital |
| Israel | Jerusalem is the capital |
| Jordan | Amman is the capital |
| Kuwait | Kuwait is the capital |
| Lebanon | Beirut is the capital |
| Libya | Tripoli is the capital |
| Morocco | Rabat is the capital |
| Oman | Muscat is the capital |
| Qatar | Doha is the capital |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh is the capital (2 terms) |
| Syria | Damascus is the capital |
| Tunisia | Tunis is the capital |
| Turkey | Ankara is the capital |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi is the capital (3 terms spelled out) |
| Yemen | Sanaa is the capital |
| Kabul | Afghanistan is the country |
| Algiers | Algeria is the country |
| Manama | Bahrain is the country |
| Cairo | Egypt is the country |
| Tehran | Iran is the country |
| Baghdad | Iraq is the country |
| Jerusalem | Israel is the country |
| Amman | Jordan is the country |
| Kuwait | Kuwait is the country |
| Beirut | Lebanon is the country |
| Tripoli | Libya is the country |
| Rabat | Morocco is the country |
| Muscat | Oman is the country |
| Doha | Qatar is the country |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia is the country |
| Damascus | Syria is the country |
| Tunis | Tunisia is the country |
| Ankara | Turkey is the country |
| Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates is the country (2 terms) |
| Sanaa | Yemen is the country |