Middle East and North Africa
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The cultural development in 14th century Europe, centered in Italy, that drew upon classical learning.

A high density area found in the city center in the Muslim world.

A group of people living outside of their homeland.

The money that temporary and permanent migrants send back to their home country.

A veil typically worn by Muslim women.

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

An organized killing of a particular ethnic group.

Islamic religious school.

A tall tower in a mosque initially used to call worshippers to prayer.

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

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.

A grassy plain that contains few trees.

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