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MENA Vocabulary Pretest. 1. *A Mesopotamian terraced pyramid in which each terrace is smaller than the one below it. ziggurat. 2. @*A movement that encouraged Jews to return to Palestine, the Jewish homeland, which many Jews call Zion. Zionism. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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1. *A Mesopotamian terraced pyramid in which each terrace is smaller than the one below it.
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ziggurat
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2. @*A movement that encouraged Jews to return to Palestine, the Jewish homeland, which many Jews call Zion.
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Zionism
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3. *A famous emperor of ancient Mesopotamia, who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.
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Hammurabi
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4. *An area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now the country of Iraq.
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Mesopotamia
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5. @*The founder and prophet of Islam
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Muhammad
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6. *The removal of salt from sea water to make it usable for drinking and farming.
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desalination
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7. *A Sumerian system of writing, in which wedge-shaped symbols were used.
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Cuneiform
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8. *A religion that developed out of Judaism that is based upon the life and teachings of Jesus.
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Christianity
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9. @*Chemical product derived from petroleum or natural gas.
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Petrochemical
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10. *People with no fixed home who move about in search of food, water, and grazing land.
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Nomads
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11. *A region consisting of what is now Iraq, northeast Syria, and part of southeast Turkey.
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Fertile Crescent
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12. @*A country to the south of Egypt that was a source of the gold the Egyptians used in their pyramids.
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Nubia
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13. *The monotheistic religion founded by Abraham and whose followers are called Jews.
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Judaism
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14. Not pertaining to or connected with religion.
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secular
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15. *A man made water passage in NE Egypt connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
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Suez Canal (11/17/1869)
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16. *The entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching.
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Torah
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17. *In Islam, a house of public worship.
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Mosque
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18. *The Organization which decides the price and amount of oil produced each year in Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Venezuela, and other countries.
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O.P.E.C.
Organizationof
Petroleum ExportingCountries
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19. *The sacred text of Islam.
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Qur’anor
Koran
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20. *Rich in resources and nutrients.
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fertile
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21. @*One of the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia.
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Sumerians
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22. *A religion that teaches that there is one god and that Muhammad is his prophet.
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Islam
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23. *A follower of the religion of Islam.
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Muslim
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24. @*A pilgrimage to Mecca that most Muslims try to make at least once in a lifetime.
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Haj (or hajj)
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25. *The collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion.
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Bible
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26. *A writing system in which pictures and symbols are used to represent words and symbols.
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hieroglyphics
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27. *The artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
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Irrigation
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28. *The founder of Christianity and believed by Christians to be the son of God and the Messiah.
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Jesus
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29. A structure built in 1956 by the Egyptian leader Nasser to control the flooding of the Nile River.
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Aswan High Dam
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30. @*A Southwest Asian region often called the Holy Land.
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Palestine
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X if they’re wrong, and a if they are right.
1. ziggurat 2. Zionism 3. Hammurabi 4. Mesopotamia 5. Muhammad
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6. desalination 7. cuneiform 8. Christianity 9. petrochemical 10. nomads 11. Fertile Crescent 12. Nubia 13. Judaism 14. secular 15. Suez Canal
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16. Torah 17. mosque 18. OPEC 19. Qur’an 20. fertile 21. Sumerian 22. Islam 23. Muslim 24. haj 25. Bible
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26. hieroglyphics 27. irrigation 28. Jesus 29. Aswan High Dam 30. Palestine