| A | B |
| monotheism | a belief in one God |
| Muslims | followers of Islam |
| mosques | Islamic places of worship |
| prophet | person who is teaching or believed to be inspired by God |
| Hajj | one of the Five Pillars |
| mandate | land to be governed on behalf of the league of nations until ready for independence |
| Zionist | a memeber of the movement know as Zionism founded to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state |
| anarchy | lawlessness |
| ayatollah | conservative religious leaders |
| Jihad | Holy War |
| Barak | current Prime Minister of Israel |
| apartheid | an African word meaning "apartness" |
| segregation | the act of imposing the social seperation of races |
| sanction | an action taken by the international community to punish a country for unacceptable behaviors and to bring pressure on that country to reverse its policy |
| Biko | slain black conciousness leader |
| Mandela | ANC leader |
| autonomy | self government |
| nationalism | devotion to the interest or culture of a nation |
| guerilla | a member of an armed force that is part of a regular army |
| geoncide | extermination of intire people |