Ch2. Sec 1

Question 1

Fertile Cresent

Answer 1

The regions curved shape and the richness of its land led scholars to call it the Fertile Crescent

Question 2

Silt

Answer 2

As the flood waters receded, it left a thick bed of mud called silt

Question 3

Irrigation

Answer 3

To provide water, they dug irrigation ditches that carried river water to the fields and allowed them to produce a surplus of crops.

Question 4

City-State

Answer 4

Each city-state functioned much as an independent country does today.

Question 5

Dynasty

Answer 5

Such as a series of rulers from a single family is called a dynasty

Question 6

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 6

The process of a new idea or a product spreading from one culture to another is called cultural diffusion

Question 7

Polytheism

Answer 7

The belief in many gods is called polytheism

Question 8

Empire

Answer 8

An empire brings together brings several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler

One ruler over people

Question 9

Hammurabi

Answer 9

The Babylonian empire reached its peak during the reign of Hammurabi