section 1 chap. 2 vocab Flashcards
1
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fertile crescent
A
an arc of land that provides some of the best farming in southwest asia. (curved shape)
2
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silt
A
a thick bed of mud.
3
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irrigation
A
ditches that carry water over to fields of crops.
4
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city-states
A
a city-state is functioned as much as an independent country does today.
5
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dynasty
A
a series of rulers from a single family.
6
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cultural diffusion
A
the process of a new idea or a product spreading from one culture to another.
7
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polytheism
A
the belief in many gods.
8
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empire
A
brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.
9
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hammurabi
A
Babylonian empire king
