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| 26574080 | Emissary | A messenger sent to represent the interests of another | 0 | |
| 26574081 | Zhang Qian | Father of the silk road | 1 | |
| 26574082 | Han Dynasty | One of the greatest Chinese dynasties | 2 | |
| 26574083 | Central Asia | 5 "stan" countries between the Caspian Sea and China | 3 | |
| 26574084 | Byzantium | Istanbul | 4 | |
| 26574085 | Lama | A Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist monk | 5 | |
| 26574086 | Steppe | A semi-arid grassy plain | 6 | |
| 26574087 | Khan | Like an emperor, but title of a Mongol ruler | 7 | |
| 26574088 | Tartar | One of the many steppe tribes, now often synonymous with Mongol | 8 | |
| 26574089 | Moghul Empire | A Muslim dynasty in India (1500-1800's) of Mongol origin (1200's) | 9 | |
| 26574090 | Cathay | Ancient name for China used by the westerners | 10 | |
| 26574091 | Conscription | Forced military service | 11 | |
| 26574092 | Meritocracy | System of promotion based on skill not $ or friends | 12 | |
| 26574093 | Sage | A profoundly wise person | 13 | |
| 26574094 | Shah | An Islamic king, often from Persia or Iran | 14 | |
| 26574095 | Subjugate | To conquer and subdue | 15 | |
| 26574096 | Caliph | Chief mongol civil and religious leader | 16 | |
| 26574097 | Arab | Someone who can trace her ancestry to the tribes of Arabia, someone whose language is Arabic (disputed definition) Cultural not religious | 17 | |
| 26574098 | Gendarme | An armed police officer | 18 | |
| 26574099 | Muezzin | The one who calls Muslims to prayer 5x a day | 19 | |
| 26574100 | Minaret | Tall spires on the mosques (like a steeple on a church) | 20 | |
| 26574101 | Sultan | Muslim leader of ottoman | 21 | |
| 26574102 | Harem | The living quarters for women, the women available to the sultan | 22 | |
| 26574103 | The Western Wall | The only remaining wall of the second temple- holy to Judaism. | 23 | |
| 26574104 | Sepulcher | Tomb cut into a rock or stone | 24 | |
| 26574105 | Dome of the Rock | Their first work of art, think that's where Abraham sacrificed his son, when Muhammad died that's where he raised to heaven | 25 | |
| 26574106 | Zion | For Jews Israel, Christians- Jerusalem | 26 | |
| 26574107 | Diaspora | The scattering, dispersion, of any people from their original homeland | 27 | |
| 26574108 | Gentile | One who is not of the dominant religion, not Jewish | 28 | |
| 26574109 | Pogrom | "devastation" in Russian; an organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially against Jews. Often sanctioned by the government | 29 | |
| 26574110 | Czar | A Russian emperor | 30 | |
| 26574111 | Zionism | A political and cultural movement (org.) to create a national homeland for Jews in Palestine | 31 | |
| 26574112 | Gaza Strip | Palestinian territory bordered by Israel and Egypt. Governed by the Palestinian authority from the west bank and the hamas party. One and a half million people. Has refuge states by UN economy is highly dependant on Israel | 32 | |
| 26574113 | Hamas | Means "zeal" in Arabic Islamic Palestinian movement and political party elected in 2006; refuses to recognize israel's right to exist has an extrensive social service, has a terrorist wing | 33 | |
| 26574114 | Palestinian Authority | The name of the govt for Palestinians HQ= in west bank | 34 | |
| 26574115 | Fertile Crescent | crescent shaped area of fertile land that extends from the eastern mediterranean coast through the valley of the tigris and euphrates rivers the persian gulf | 35 | |
| 26574116 | Sherif | A muslim ruler | 36 | |
| 26574117 | Persia | Present day Iran | 37 | |
| 26574118 | Mullah | A Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law; sometimes function the way our mayors do | 38 | |
| 26574119 | Majlis | Iran's parliament | 39 | |
| 26574120 | Ayatollah | Means "sign of god" is a learned, prestigious scholar who has a significant following; inspires, writes, teaches, highest honor in Shia branch | 40 | |
| 26574121 | Cleric | A priest or religious leader in any religion | 41 | |
| 26574122 | Clergy | The body of all people ordained for religious duties | 42 | |
| 26574123 | Theocracy | Gov't by a god regarded as the ruling power or by official claiming divine sanction | 43 | |
| 26574124 | Fundamentalist | A person who has rigid adherence to religious principles and is often intolerant of other views, often opposes secularism | 44 | |
| 26574125 | Ramadan | The ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset | 45 | |
| 26574126 | Martial Law | Military gov't that suspends ordinary law | 46 | |
| 26574127 | Bedouin | A nomadic Arab of the desert | 47 | |
| 26574128 | Mesopotamia | Greek word meaning land between the rivers | 48 | |
| 26574129 | Ziggurat | a rectangular step temple tower | 49 | |
| 26574130 | Sumerians | The first people to build cities and invent legal system, justice code, weapons, writing etc. | 50 | |
| 26574131 | Atrocity | An extremely wicked or cruel act | 51 |
