| A | B |
|---|
| mosque | place of worship for followers of Islam |
| migrate | to move to another place |
| potash | mineral salt, used in fertilizers |
| phosphate | mineral salt containing phosphorus |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| Holocaust | mass imprisonment of Jews & others by German Nazis during WWII |
| Bedouin | member of nomadic desert peoples of North Africa & Southwest Asia |
| civil war | conflict involving groups within one country |
| constitutional monarchy | government headed by a monarch but power given to elected legislature |
| oasis | place with water surrounded by desert |
| hajj | religious journey made by Muslims to Makkah |
| alluvial plain | plain built up from soil deposited by a river |
| shah | title held by kings of Iran |
| ethnic group | people share a common cultural background |
| Istanbul | Turkey's largest city |
| Jerusalem | Capital of Israel |
| Beirut | Capital of Lebanon |
| Kuwait | Capital is Kuwait city |
| Iraq | Capital is Baghdad |
| Afghanistan | Capital is Kabul |
