Ch 2 Cornell Notes #1 Flashcards
1
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Fertile Cresent
A
Curved land that provides some of the best farming in Southwest Asia.
2
Q
Silt
A
Thick bed of mud
3
Q
Irrigation
A
Controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals
4
Q
City-State
A
A city and the surrounding land it controlled
5
Q
Dynasty
A
Rulers from a single family
6
Q
Cultural Diffusion
A
The process of a new idea or product spreading from one culture to another
7
Q
Polytheism
A
Belief in many gods
8
Q
Empire
A
Several peoples, nations, or previously independent states brought under one ruler
9
Q
Hammurabi
A
Ruled Babylon; created a code of laws
