Chapter 2 Section 1 &2

Question 1

Curved shaped area and richness of land

Answer 1

Fertile Crescent

Question 2

lands facing the Mediterranean Sea and a plain

Answer 2

Mesopotamia

Question 3

Each city and the surrounding land it controlled

Answer 3

city-state

Question 4

series of rulers from a single family

Answer 4

Dynasty

Question 5

one idea or product spreads from one culture to another

Answer 5

cultural-diffusion

Question 6

the belief in more than one god

Answer 6

polytheism

Question 7

created by Sargon; brings together several peoples, nations, or independent states

Answer 7

empire

Question 8

1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C.; put a code of laws together

Answer 8

Hammurabi

Question 9

begins about 100 miles before the river enters the Mediterranean

Answer 9

delta

Question 10

a king of Egypt

Answer 10

Narmer

Question 11

Egyptian god-kings

Answer 11

Pharaohs

Question 12

rule is based on religious authority

Answer 12

theocracy

Question 13

resting place after death

Answer 13

Pyramid

Question 14

a process of embalming and drying the corpse to prevent decay

Answer 14

mummification

Question 15

a flexible writing system

Answer 15

hieroglyphics

Question 16

a writing surface like paper

Answer 16

papyrus