Unit 7 Vocabulary - Middle East & North Africa

Unit 7 Vocabulary

Middle East & North Africa

By Mrs. Ahlhorn & Coach Nicholson

civilization

an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.

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religion

the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices:

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Judisim

the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud.

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Christianity

of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ

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Islam

the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Quran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.

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democracy

government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

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oligarchy

a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.

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authoritative

having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority

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dictatorship

a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.

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socialism

a theory or system of social organization that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, capital, land, etc., by the community as a whole, usually through a centralized government.

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communism

a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

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