Chapter 2 Flashcards
Fertile Crescent
An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.
Mesopotamia
region of Fertile Crescent where the first civilization arose and first empire arose
City State
A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
Dynasty
A series of rulers from a single family
Cultural Diffusion
The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
Polytheism
A belief in many gods.
Empire
A political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler.
Hammurabi
Babylonian emperor who created the first written set of laws
Delta
A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river.
Narmer
The Pharaoh given credit for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
Pharaohs
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
Theocracy
A government in which the ruler is views as a divine figure.
Pyramid
A massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs.
mummification
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying.
Hieroglyphics
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.
