1. Capital
Cities
Key Terms 1
Key Terms 2
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2. Egypt

3. Cairo

4. Tunisia

5. Tunis

6. Iran

7. Tehran

8. Eritrea

9. Asmara

10. DAILY DOUBLE
Lebanon

11. Beirut

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

13. Sahel

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

15. desertification

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

17. Alluvial Soil

18. Raising of animals for food and other products. .

19. pastoralism

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

21. steppe

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

23. Bedouin

24. Seasonal winds that bring about rain and cooler air.

25. monsoon

26. Underground canal 1st built by the ancient Persians. .

27. Qanats

28. Pilgrimage to Mecca

29. Hajj

30. Holy month according to Muslims in which the fast occurs.

31. Ramadan

32. Mountains in NW Africa spanning from Morocco to Tunisia.

33. Atlas

34. Longest River in the world

35. Nile

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

37. Tigris

38. 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.

39. Euphrates

40. Mountains just South of the Caspian Sea.

41. Elburz Mountains

42. The Muslim majority

43. Sunni

44. This term refers to the one that succeeds Muhammad.

45. Caliph

46. 1st Pillar of Islam

47. Declaration of Faith

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

49. Shiite

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

51. Hussein