Question 1

place in the desert where water can be found

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oasis (n)

Question 2

one who moves from place to place and has no permanent home

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nomad (n)

Question 3

a flat plain formed on the seabed where a river deposits material over many years

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Delta

Question 4

a leader who speaks and rules with total power; leader with complete control over government

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dictator (n)

Question 5

movement of people from rural to urban areas

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Urbanization

Question 6

a Muslim temple or place of worship

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mosque (n)

Question 7

total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Question 8

a government run by religious power

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theocracy (n)

Question 9

the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming

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Desalination

Question 10

idea that government should be separate from religion

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Secularism

Question 11

culture with a written language in which people have many different kinds of jobs

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civilization (n)

Question 12

Muslims' political and religious leader

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Caliph

Question 13

belief that holy books should be taken literally, word for word

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Fundamentalism

Question 14

The Muslim word for "struggle" especially when trying to follow the will of Allah.

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Jihad

Question 15

willingness to take the risk of starting a business

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Entrepreneurship

Question 16

A head covering worn in public by some Muslim women. Concealing, baggy garments worn by many Arab women.

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Hijab

Question 17

system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power over the government

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Absolute Monarchy

Question 18

system of government in which the laws in the constitution limit the monarch's or emperor's powers

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Constitutional Monarchy

Question 19

set of hired government officials

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bureaucracy (n)

Question 20

a dry area that forms behind a highland that captures rainfall and snow

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rain shadows

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