Transcript Silt - Net Start Class

Silt
finely ground fertile soil that is good for growing
crops
Fertile
capable of producing vegetation or crops
Delta
a landform at the mouth of a river caused by
sediment deposits
Suez Canal
a canal in Egypt that links the Mediterranean
and Red Seas
Oasis
a wet, fertile area in a desert where a spring or
well provides water
Steppe Climate
a semidry grassland or prairie; steppes often
border deserts
Monument
something built in memory of a person or
event, such as a building, pillar, or statue
Pharaoh
a title of an ancient Egyptian king
Hieroglyphics
the formal writing system used by the ancient
Egyptians
Bedouins
Arabic-speaking nomads that live mostly in the
deserts of Southwest Asia
Berbers
members of an ethnic group who are native to
North Africa and speak Berber languages
Islam
a religion founded in Arabia by Muhammad
based on submitting to God (Allah) and on
messages Muslims believe God gave to
Muhammad
Arab Spring
a wave of pro-democracy uprisings that spread
throughout Northern Africa and Southwest Asia
in 2011
Maghreb
a region in North Africa that includes western
Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco; it means
“west” in Arabic
Souk
a marketplace or bazaar in the Islamic world
Free Port
a city in which almost no taxes are placed on
goods
Agriculture
Farming
Irrigation
the artificial application of water to land to
assist in the production of crops