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42 Cards in this Set
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Fertile crescent |
A Cresent shaped area good for farming |
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Mesopotamia |
Within the Fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates river |
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Ziggurats |
Stepped pyramids with a temple at the top. |
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Theocracies |
Kings served as both government leaders and high priests |
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Cyneiform |
Sumerian system of writing the symbols represented complex ideas. Scribes were trained to read and write documents and stories. |
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Epic of gilganesh |
Oldest story of the world |
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Capital |
A city that is the center of the government |
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Code of laws |
A collection of written laws and rules |
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Economy |
The way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants. |
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Empire |
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government. |
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Siege |
A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender. |
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Tribute |
Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior. |
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Cavalry |
Solider who fight while riding horses. |
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Standing army |
A permanent army of professional soliders. |
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Tribute |
A payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power. |
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Currency |
A money that is used as a medium of exchange |
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Stele |
A covered stone slab or pillar that stands on one end |
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Import |
A good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country |
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Export |
A good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders. |
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Navigation |
The art of steering a ship from place to place |
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Colony |
Am area ruled by a distant country |
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Cultural diffusion |
The spreading of cultures traits from one region to another. |
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Alphabet |
A small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound. |
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Canqan |
A land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800B.C.E. to 80 C.E. |
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Egypt |
A nation in northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C. |
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Jordan river |
A river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon mountains, South through the sea of Galilee into the Dead sea. |
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Kush |
A society along the Nile River, South of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 B.C.E. |
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Mediterranean Sea |
A of your of water north of Africa |
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Nile river |
The longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northwestern Egypt. |
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Topography |
The shape and elevation of surface features such as mountains or deserts of a place of region. |
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vegetation |
The plants of a place of region. |
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Hatshepsut |
The first woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt. |
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Pharaoh |
A ruler of ancient Egypt |
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Ramses 2 |
An ancient Egyptian pharaoh, known as "Ramses the Great"; skilled as a military leader; a and responsible for building many monuments including the temple at Arbu Simbel |
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Treaty |
A written agreement by which two or more states agree to peaceful relations. |
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Noble |
Of higher birth or rank |
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Peasant |
A person who does farm work for wealthy landowners |
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Status |
The position or standing of an individual compared to others in the same society |
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Social class |
A group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights |
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Social pyramid |
A pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society |
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Afterlife |
An existence after death |
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Hieroglyph |
A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E. |
