Chapter 2, Section 1+2 Flashcards
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The region’s curved shape and the richness of its land led to scholars to call it.
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
The greek word means “land between the rivers”
What is a City-State?
Each city and the surrounding land it controlled formed a City-state
What does Dynasty mean?
A series of rulers from a single family
What is Cultural Diffusion?
A new idea or product spreads from one culture to another
What is Polytheism?
The belief in more then one god
What does Empire mean?
Brings together several people, nations or previously independent states under the control of one ruler
What does Hammurabi mean?
The Babylonian empire reached its peak during the reign of Hammurabi
What does Narmer mean?
Solid evident points
Who were the Pharaohs?
Egyptian God-Kings
What does Theocracy mean?
A type of government in which rule is based on religious authority
What does Pyramid mean?
An immense structure
What does Mummification mean?
Royal and elite Egyptian bodies were preserved by mummification
What were Hieroglyphics?
A flexible writing system created by the Scribes
What was Papyrus?
Writing surface
