Chapter 2 Section 1 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Fertile Cresent
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A curved shape region with rich lands
2
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Silt
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A thick bed of mud
3
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Irrigation
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Ditches that carried water to fields to produce a surplus of crops
4
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City-State
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Each city and the surrounding land it controls, with its own leader and military
5
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Dynasty
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A series of rulers from a single family
6
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Cultural Diffusion
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The process of a new idea or product spreading from one culture to another
7
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Polytheism
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The belief in many gods
8
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Empire
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Several people, nations, or previously independent states brought together to be under control of one leader
9
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Hammurabi
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A leader that ruled from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C.
