| A | B |
|---|
| mandate | a commission from the League of Nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory |
| Zionist | a member of a movement to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state |
| self-determination | the right to determine one's own political future |
| drip irrigation | precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from pipes |
| Knesset | the parliament of Israel |
| militia | an army |
| anarchy | political disorder and violence, lawlessness |
| embargo | a severe restriction on trade with other countries |
| desalination | removing salt from sea water |
| infrastructure | the basic support facilities of a country such as roads, bridges, power plants, and schools |
| falaj system | an ancient system of underground and surface water canals that carry water from mountains to desert villiages |
| secular | a government run without religious influence |
| shah | a ruler in Iran |
| ayatollah | a religious leader amoung Shiite Muslims |
| fellaheen | Egyptian farmers |
| bazaar | an open-air market |
| pharaoh | a ruler of ancient Egypt |
| basin irrigation | an old irrigation system by which floodwater and silt is contained by embankments surrounding farmlands |
| reservoir | an artificial lake used to store water |
| perennial irrigation | an irrigation system that provides water throughout the year |
| capital | money that is invested in building and supporting new industries |
| wadi | a gully, or usually dry river bed |
| caravan | large groups of merchants traveling together |
| medina | the old Arab section of a North African city |
| souk | market area |
