Monday, January 28, 2013

From Africa to the Mid East

Identify:

- Mediterranean
- Syria
- Lebanon
- Israel / Palestine
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Saudi Arabia

- kahwah (Arabic) or coffee
- dromedaries
- oud, or lute
- tambourine

- Jewish Hebrews vs Arabic Muslims over control of the Holy Land, especially Jerusalem.

- Red Sea
- Sinai Peninsula
- Dead Sea
- "Shalom," "peace" in Hebrew.
- dashiki tunic
- Ashanti tribe of Ghana; ceremonial umbrellas.
- Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali; made of wood and mud.