Middle East Vocabulary

1. A distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountains of Syria,Turkey,Iraq, and Iran.
4. A desert in southern Saudi Arabia known as the empty quarter.
6. The ability to read and write.
8. Nomadic Arabs that travel across the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Central Africa.
11. Growing food to provide for the sustenance of your family or community.
12. Hatred of Jews simply because they practiced Jewish faith.
15. A group with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature..
17. Any watering system that delivers a slow supply of water to agriculture.
19. A time where over 6 million Jews were persecuted and killed in concentration camps set throughout Europe.

2. A canal in Egypt that lets ships travel to Asia starting in Europe; avoids going around Africa.
3. a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.
5. Electricity produced from the energy of running water.
7. Layers of underground rock where runoff from rains and streams is trapped.
9. Collective farming settlement in Israel.
10. The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater.
13. Water that has been underground for centuries.
14. The watering of land to make it ready for agriculture.
16. A group who felt that Jews needed to be a part of their homeland.
18. Art,Activities,Language,Tradition,Stories,etc. shared within a specific race or people.
20. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries- they set oil supply, prices, and policies