| A | B |
|---|
| exotic rivers | flow from humid environments across deserts into seas |
| drip irrigation | process where pipes placed near plant roots give them only as much water as they need to grow |
| oasis | where water can be found in a desert in springs or wells |
| furrow | a narrow trench made by a plow |
| Muslim | a person who follows Islam |
| Qur’an | the book of Islam’s sacred writings |
| Sunni | emphasize basic Islam and personal prayer |
| Shi’a | follow imams |
| imams | religious and political leaders of Islam |
| kibbutz | collective farms in Israel |
| minarets | the tower of a mosque |
| muezzin | the crier who calls Muslims to pray five times a day |
| suqs | marketplaces |
| mohair | wool of Angora goats |
| Ba’ath party | Arab-Socialist group led for years by Saddam Hussein |
| qanats | tunnels carrying water from springs at the foot of mountains to the plains |
| Shah | ruler of Iran |
| ayatollah | religious leader of the highest rank and respect among the Shi’a |
| Mecca | the most important city of Islam |
| Sultanate | country ruled by a Muslim monarch |
