| A | B |
|---|
| Sanction | A punishment placed on a country - ex: we sanction Cuba by not trading with them |
| Passover | When the angel passed over the houses with the lambs blood over the door - Jewish holiday |
| Suez Canal | A canal that allows for passaage from the Mediterrainan to the Red Sea |
| Taliban | Terrorist organization in Afghanistan and the Middle East - Responsible for the 9/11 attacks |
| Ramadan | Observse the month in which Gabriel came to Muhammed - Islam |
| Fertile Crescent | Fertile area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Eid | Celebrated at the end of Ramadan |
| Theocracy | Government led by a religious leader and government according to religious principles |
| Desalinization | Process of removing salt from water so it is drinkable |
| Zionist Movement | Movmement that pushed for a Jewish homeland in Palestine |
| Oasis | Lush area in the desert, often develop around springs or water sources |
| Kosher Diet | A diet followed by those of the Jewish and Islamic faiths - do not mix meats and daries, animal has to be killed in a way that it feels no pain, no shell fish or pork, etc... |
