chapeter 2 section 1-2 Flashcards
1
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rich land in the shape of a crescent
A
fertile crescent
2
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land around Mesopotamian sea
A
Mesopotamia
3
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a city and the surrounding land
A
city state
4
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series of rulers from one family
A
dynasty
5
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the process in which new ideas spread
A
cultural diffusion
6
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the belief in more then one god
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polytheism
7
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several city states, or nations united
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empire
8
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the ruler when the Babylonian empire reached its peak
A
Hammurabi
9
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area where river splits into smaller branches
A
delta
10
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a king who united upper and lower Egypt
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Narmer
11
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rulers of Egypt that were also Gods
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pharoah
12
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government based on religion
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theocracy
13
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the resting place after death for pharaohs
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pyramid
14
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embalming and drying the corpse preventing decaying
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mummification
15
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a flexible writing system sacred carving
A
hieroglyphic
