Match the vocabulary word with its definition.
fine-grained, fertile soil
da m
trees that lose their leaves in the fall
of Spain and Portugal
able to be used for travel by water
land below sea level from which water has been removed
a deep, high-walled coastal valley created by glacier movement and filled by the waters of melting glaciers
a severe windstorm characterized by spiraling winds
a slow-moving river of snow and ice that moves on the Earth's surface
a safe place for ships to dock
a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages
a windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand
a strong, dry, cold north or northwestern wind

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fjord
polder
deciduous
di, ke.
loess
Iberian
navigable
mistral
cyclone
sirocco
glacier
drought

fjord a deep, high-walled coastal valley created by glacier movement and filled by the waters of melting glaciers

polder land below sea level from which water has been removed

deciduous trees that lose their leaves in the fall

di ke da m

loess fine-grained, fertile soil

Iberian of Spain and Portugal

navigable a safe place for ships to dock

mistral a strong, dry, cold north or northwestern wind

cyclone a severe windstorm characterized by spiraling winds

sirocco a windstorm that blows up clouds of dust or sand

glacier a slow-moving river of snow and ice that moves on the Earth's surface

drought a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages

7. which was not an important advance made by the maya:

-deviced and accurate map of the world.

8. what was justinian code:

-a single, consistent set of laws for the byzantine empire.

9. which describes what theodora achieved as justinian´s most trusted adviser:

-getting laws passed to give married women more rights and to protect divorced women.

10. what caused the christian church to divide into two branches- the eastern orthodox church and the catholic church:                                             -differences in language, liturgy, and views on religious icons.

11. what was a result of the work done by the monks cyril and methodius:       - orthodox christianity spread to slavic cultures.

12. which is true about byzantine culture:

-it was a blend of greco-roman and persian culture.

13. which was not a major accomplishment of byzantine culture:

-the reconstruction of moscow

14. which group invaded the slavic homeland beginning in the ninth century:

-varangians

15. what did vladimir, prince of kiev, do in 988 to unify his people:       - he converted to orthodox christianity

16. what is the name of the book in which muhammad ´s words and teaching were collected:

-quran

17. what is the hajj:

-the pilgrimage to mecca that all muslims must undertake if possible

18. which accurately describes islamic belief:

-muhammad is god´s only prophet.

19. what happened to islam after the death of muhammad:

-it was practiced by only few people in small parts of the world

20. which region shows the extent of islamic territory 100 years after muhhamed´s death:

-egypt, mesopotamia, persia.(b)

21. which led to the division between sunni and shia following the death of muhammed:

-conflict over who should be the caliph

22. the muslims achieved many spectacular advances, which was not one of them:

-they created the justinian´s code.

in griswold v. connecticut (1965), the supreme court ruled that a state's ban on the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy.