Unit 1 Test Review // Vocab Flashcards
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates River system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.
Fertile Crescent
a crescent-shaped area of fertile land in the Middle East extending from the eastern Mediterranean coast
City - State
A city state is a controlled entity that represents a small, independent civilization which does not compete for victory
dynasty
a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time
cultural diffusion
The process in which a new idea or a product spread from one culture to another.
Polytheism
The belief in more than one god.
Empire
An empire brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states.
Hammurabi
the Babylonian empire reached its peak during the reign of Hammurabi.
Delta
Deltas are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
Narmer
An ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period
Pharoah
Monarchs of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty
Theocracy
Government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
Pyramids
They were elaborate temples or enclosures, houses and tombs, symbols of the immortality of the Pharaohs and permanence of Egyptian civilization.
Mummification
The process by which the body is preserved
Hieroglyphic
Type of writing, the visible recording of language peculiar to the human species.
