Chapter 2 Terms Flashcards
1
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Curved area; richness of land
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Fertile Crescent
2
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Greek for “land between the rivers”
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Mesopotamia
3
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City and it’s surrounding land
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City-state
4
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Series of rulers from a single family
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Dynasty
5
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New idea or product spreads from one culture to another
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Cultural diffusion
6
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Belief in more than one god
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Polytheism
7
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Created by Sargon; brings together people, nations, or independent states
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Empire
8
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1792 BC-1750 BC; put together a code of laws
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Hammurabi
9
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Marshy landmass north of the nile
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Delta
10
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1st king of egypt
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Narmev
11
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King of Egypt
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Pharaoh
12
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Rules based on religious authority
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Theocracy
13
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Resting place for the dead
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Pyramid
14
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Embalming a corpse
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Mummification
15
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Pictographic writing system
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Hieroglyph
16
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Reeds used as paper
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Papyrus
