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24 Cards in this Set
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Fertile Crescent |
An area of rich farmland in southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the mediterranean sea. |
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Mesopotamia |
Country between two rivers-tigris and Euphrates. |
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City-states |
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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Subsistence Agriculture |
Growing enough food for themselves and their families. |
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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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Hieroglyphics |
An ancient egiptian writing system in which pictures were used to reprensents ideas & sounds. |
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Sub-Continent |
A landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent. |
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Harappan Civilization |
Another name for te Indus valley civilization that arose along the Indus river, possibly as early as 700 B.C; characterized by sophisticated city planning. |
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Loess |
A fertile deposit of windblown soil. |
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Mandate of Heaven |
Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority. |
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Feudalism |
A political system in which nobles and granted the use of land the legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty,miltary service, and protection of the people who live on the land. |
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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 people or countries are controlled by a single ruler. |
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Hammurabi |
Sixth king of the Babylonian dynasty. |
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Delta |
A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the river. |
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Theocracy |
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure. |
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Mummification |
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying. |
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Papyrus |
A tall seed that grows in the Nile river delta, used by the ancient egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on. |
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Monsoons |
A wind that shifts indirections at certain times of each year. |
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Mohejo-Daro |
An archeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus river. |
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Oracle Bones |
One of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient chinese priests to communicate with the gods. |
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Dynasty cycle |
The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties. |
