Section 1&2 vocabulary Flashcards
Fertile crescent
An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf & the Mediterranean Sea
Mesopotamia
translates to “land between the river
City state
A city & its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit
Dynasty
a series of rulers from a single family
Cultural diffusion
The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another
Polytheism
A belief in many gods
Empire
a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler
Delta
A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
Pharaoh
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political & military leader
Theocracy
A government in which the ruler i viewed as a divine figure
Pyramid
A massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those built in Egypt as burial places for the Old Kingdom
Mummification
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
Hieroglyphics
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures are used
Papyrus
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on
