Chapter 2 Sections 1 & 2

Question 1

Fertile Crescent

Answer 1

A region in old Southwest Asia with a curved shape and incredibly fertile farming land

Question 2

Mesopotamia

Answer 2

“The land between rivers” in Greek

Question 3

City-state

Answer 3

Cities that shared the same culture, but developed their own governments, and have independence

Question 4

Dynasty

Answer 4

A series of rulers from a single family

Question 5

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 5

New idea spreads from one culture to another

Question 6

Polytheism

Answer 6

Belief in more than one God

Question 7

Empire

Answer 7

Brings together several people, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler

Question 8

Hammurabi

Answer 8

He created Hammurabi’s code, and ruled from 1792BC- 1750BC

Question 9

Delta

Answer 9

A broad, marshy, triangular area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the river

Question 10

Narmer

Answer 10

Potential person who united upper and lower Egypt

Question 11

Pharaohs

Answer 11

The Egyptian God Kings (thought to be almost as splendid as the Gods of the heavens

Question 12

Theocracy

Answer 12

A type of government in which rule is based on religious authority

Question 13

Pyramids

Answer 13

The resting place after death for old kings

Question 14

Mummification

Answer 14

Embalming and drying the corps to prevent it from decaying

Question 15

Hieroglyphics

Answer 15

“Sacred Carving”

Question 16

Papyrus

Answer 16

A plant that is dampened, pressed, and glued together to make paper