Middle East and North Africa
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The name given to big-name, well-known architects who participate in construction to market or brand a city.

A belief and adherence to the idea that Jewish people should be allowed to establish and maintain their own state in Israel.

An organized killing of a particular ethnic group.

A country in which the city and the state are essentially one and the same.

A trade cartel of oil producing states, mostly Middle Eastern that uses its power to influence global oil markets.

An empire that developed from the Roman Empire, centered on Constantinople that lasted from 285 until 1483.

A sect of Islam distinct from Shia in that its adherents do not believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

The cultural development in 14th century Europe, centered in Italy, that drew upon classical learning.

The war resulting from the attack in 1973 of Israel by Egypt, Iraq and Syria.

A crop that is easy to bring to market and is also considered a primary good, such as wheat.

Money that leaves other areas of the world seeking a location with strong secrecy laws where money can be hidden and invested without scrutiny.

The process by which water is transferred from land to the atmosphere by evaporation from soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.

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