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Fertile Crescent
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n. an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
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silt
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n. the fine soil carried in the water of rivers
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city-state
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n. a city and its surrounding land functioning as an independent political unit
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dynasty
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n. a series of rulers from a single family
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cultural diffusion
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n. the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another
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polytheism
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n. a belief in many gods
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empire
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n. a politcal unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler
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Hammurabi
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n. had a code made of rules such as "if someone hurts you, you can hurt them back"
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Sumerians
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n. the people of Sumer
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cataract
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n. a waterfall or stretch of rapids in a river
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delta
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n. a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
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theocracy
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n. a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure
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hieroglyphics
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n. an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
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papyrus
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n. a tall reed that grows in the Nile Delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paperlike material for writing on
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subcontinent
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n. a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
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monsoon
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n. a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year
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Mohenjo-Daro
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n. one of the largest cities in the Indus Valley
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Mandate of Heaven
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n. a Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
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dynastic cycle
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n. the historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties
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feudalism
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n. 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
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loess
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n. a fertile deposit of windblown soil
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