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2nd 9 Weeks Vocabulary
Vocabulary for the 9 weeks exam
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History
7th Grade
12/09/2009

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Empty Quarter
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World's largest continuous body of sand. Found in Arabia
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Harrappa
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An ancient Indian city named for an Indian God
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Mohenja Daro
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Early city on the west bank of the River Indus- Name means "Mound of the Dead"
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Citadel
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a walled fortress built to protect a city
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reincarnation
Definition
rebirth, embodiment into a living things(especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
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Caste System
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a social structure in which classes are determined by birth
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Monsoon
Definition
Seasonal wind lasting from
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Migraion
Definition
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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Koran
Definition
The Islamic Bible
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Kabaa
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Holy site for the Islamic religon
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The continent on which Arabia is found.
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Mountians, Deserts, Fertile Land
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What geographic feature is found in the middle of Arabia?
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Deserts
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What is the most prevalant geography in the East of Arabia?
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Fertile Land
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What is to the West of Arabia?
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Mountians
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Himalayas
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The world's highest mountain range, forming the northern border of the Indian subcontinent
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subcontinent
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A large land mass that juts out from a continent: India is considered one
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Indus
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A river that flows from Tibet, through the Himalayas and Hindu Kush into the Arabian Sea
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