| A | B |
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| exotic river | a river tht flows from a humid environment across a desert into a sea |
| furrow | a narrow trench made by a plow |
| fossil water | groundwater not replaced by rainfall |
| Judaism | the religion of the Jews, which appeared in Southwest Asia between 3500 BC and 600 BC |
| Christianity | the religion founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ |
| Islam | the religion founded by Muhammad |
| Muslim | a person who follows Islam |
| Qur'an(Koran) | the book of Islam's sacred writings |
| monotheism | the belief in one god |
| secularism | the indifference to religion |
| drip irrigation | a process by which pipes placed near plant roots drip only as much water as the plants need |
| Bedouin | a migrating herder of Southwest Asia |
| What climate type dominates most of Southwest Asia? | Desert |
| What crops are grown in Southwest Asia? What is the region's most valuable resource? | Barley, wheat, citrus fruits, olives, figs, nuts, grapes; oil |
| What were the three major innovations developed by the ancient civilizations of Southwest Asia? What empires have existed in the region? | Domestication of many plants and animals, writing, iron weapons; Persian, Macedonian (Greek), Roman, Islamic, Ottoman empires |
| What three major religions originated in Southwest Asia? What ethnic and religious groups live in the region today? | Judaism, Christianity, Islam; Arabs, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zorastrians, Kurds, Bedouins |
