Chapter 2 Sections 1 and 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Rich land in the shape of a crescent
A
Fertile Crescent
2
Q
The land around the Mesopotamian sea
A
Mesopotamia
3
Q
A city surrounding the land
A
City- State
4
Q
Series of rulers from one family
A
Dynasty
5
Q
The process in which new ideas spread
A
Cultural Diffusion
6
Q
The belief in more than one God
A
Polytheism
7
Q
Several city-states, or nations united
A
Empire
8
Q
The ruler when the Babylonian empire reached its peak
A
Hammurabi
9
Q
An area where the river splits into smaller branches
A
Delta
10
Q
A king who united upper and lower Egypt
A
Narmer
11
Q
Rulers of Egypt that were also Gods
A
Pharaoh
12
Q
Government based on religion
A
Theocracy
13
Q
The resting place after death for Pharaohs
A
Pyramid
14
Q
Embalming and drying the corpse preventing decaying
A
Mummification
15
Q
A flexible writing system “sacred carving”
A
Hieroglyphic
