Vocab 3-28

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Muslim ruler

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Sultan

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Muslim place of worship

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Mosque

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Region between Tigris & Euphrates that had the first urban societies.

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Mesopotamia

Front

Artificial waterway

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Canal

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Caravan routes connecting China and the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran.

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Silk Road

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Area where a river and its tributaries drain water.

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drainage basin

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A river or stream flowing into a larger river.

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tributary

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Narrow water passage connecting two large bodies of water

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strait

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Wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia

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crusades

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Targeting civilians with violence for political aims.

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terrorism