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Vocabulary Flash Cards 21.1 (pp. 483–486)
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a sea of sand created by
high, shifting sand
dunes
erg
noun
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a gravel-covered plain,
or flatland, in a desert
area
reg
noun
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depressions
large low areas
noun
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dry streambeds that fill
with water only after
rainfall
wadis
noun
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Vocabulary Flash Cards 21.2 (pp. 487–491)
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fertile (good for
growing things), finely
ground soil deposited, or
left, by flowing water
Ch. 21, Section 2, Page 487
silt
noun
(hint: “If you plant your crops in
silt, they should grow well and not
wilt.”)
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Ancient Egyptian
monarchs (kings or
queens)
pharaohs
noun
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hieroglyphs
noun
carved or painted
pictures and symbols
used in the ancient
Egyptian writing system
(hint: from the Greek word
gluphein, which means “to carve”)
Ch. 21, Section 2, Page 489
cultural group that has
lived in North Africa
since long before waves
of Arab armies crossed
the continent
Berbers
noun
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free port
noun phrase
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peasant, or poor,
farmers of North Africa
fellahin
noun
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a city in which goods
brought from other
places are tax-free,
which means no extra
money must be paid to
the government
(hint: from the Arabic word fallah,
which means “to cultivate, or farm,
land”)
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