Chapter 2 Sections 1 and 2 Flashcards
an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
fertile crescent
Land facing the Mediterranean Sea and the word in Greek means “land between the rivers”
Mesopotamia
a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit
city-state
a series of rulers from a single family
dynasty
the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another
cultural diffusion
a belief in many gods
polytheism
a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler
empire
Emperor of the Babylonian Empire from 1792 BC to 1750 BC and was known for his code of laws
Hammurabi
a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
delta
a king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader
pharaoh
a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure
theocracy
a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs
pyramid
a process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
mummification
an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
hieroglyphics
a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paperlike material for writing on
papyrus
