Capital Cities Key Terms 1 Key Terms 2 Physical Features Islam 200 200 200 200 200 400 400 400 400 400 600 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 800 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

Egypt

Cairo

Tunisia

Tunis

Iran

Tehran

Eritrea

Asmara

DAILY DOUBLE Lebanon

Beirut

Flat plain that stretches from Senegal to the Sudan on the Southern edge of the Sahara. .

Sahel

The process where due to change in weather patterns, arable land becomes desert-like.

desertification

Rich soil made of sand and mud deposited by running water. .

Alluvial Soil

Raising of animals for food and other products. .

pastoralism

Wide, grassy plains of Eurasia; also, semi-arid grassy areas.

steppe

Member of the nomadic desert peoples of North Africa and SW Asia.

Bedouin

Seasonal winds that bring about rain and cooler air.

monsoon

Underground canal 1st built by the ancient Persians. .

Qanats

Pilgrimage to Mecca

Hajj

Holy month according to Muslims in which the fast occurs.

Ramadan

Mountains in NW Africa spanning from Morocco to Tunisia.

Atlas

Longest River in the world

Nile

River that begins at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and spans through Iraq to Turkey.

Tigris

DAILY DOUBLE River that begins at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and spans through Iraq to Syria and even into Turkey. Provides Syria with their fresh water.

Euphrates

Mountains just South of the Caspian Sea.

Elburz Mountains

The Muslim majority

Sunni

This term refers to the one that succeeds Muhammad.

Caliph

1st Pillar of Islam

Declaration of Faith

This Muslim minority believes that the Caliph should be traced to Muhammad's son Ali.

Shiite

The division between Sunni and Shia Muslims was cemented when Ali’s son _______ was killed in Karbala by the ruling Sunni caliphs troops.

Hussein