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24 Cards in this Set
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fertile crescent |
An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Mesopotamia |
A plain; "land between the rivers" |
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city-state |
A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit. |
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dynasty |
A series of rulers from a single family. |
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cultural diffusion |
The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another. |
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polytheism |
A belief in many gods. |
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empire |
A political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler. |
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Hammurabi |
Put together the most enduring legacy of laws. |
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delta |
A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river. |
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Narmer |
A king who created a double crown from red and white crowns. |
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pharaoh |
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader. |
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theocracy |
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure. |
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pyramid |
A massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangle sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs. |
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mummification |
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying. |
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hieroglyphics |
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds. |
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papyrus |
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the Ancient Egyptians to make a paper-like material for writing on. |
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subcontinent |
A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent. |
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monsoon |
A wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year. |
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Harappan civilization |
Another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus river, possible as early as 7000 B.C.; characterized by sophisticated city planning. |
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loess |
A fertile deposits of windblown soil. |
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oracle bone |
One of the animal bones or tortiose shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods. |
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Mandate of Heaven |
In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority. |
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dynastic cycle |
The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynamics. |
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fuedalism |
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land. |
