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Fertile Crescent
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An area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, forms an arc and is between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea.
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Mesopotamia
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Greek for "land between rivers", surrounded by the Tigris and Euphrates river, which floods once a year and left silt. This area had rich, fertile soil for farmers
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City-State
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A city and its surrounding land which has its own government. Similar is a country.
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Dynasty
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Series of rulers from a single family.
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Cultural Diffusion
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The spreading of ideas for products from one culture to another.
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Polytheism
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Belief in many Gods.
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Empire
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A government with one ruler
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Hammurabi
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Ruler of Babylon, he created a code of laws that were written on stones and placed around the empire.
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Egypt
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To the west of the Fertile Crescent in Africa, around the Nile river. They know when the Nile is going to flood which makes them a much more prosperous city. Early on they united into a single kingdom.
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Nile River
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Predictable yearly flooding around July from runoff. It left rich, fertile silt.
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Delta
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Marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river.
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Narmer
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The first king of the United Egypt. Solid evidence shows that he is the king. He created the double crown from red and white crowns of North and South Egypt.
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Pharaoh
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The ruler of Ancient Egypt, considered as god and a military and political leader.
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Theocracy
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A government where the ruler is viewed as a divine figure, a government controlled by religious leaders.
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Pyramid
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Massive structure with pyramid shape, used as a burial places for Old Kingdom Pharaohs.
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Canaan
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Eastern end of Mediterranean Sea,home of Israelite's. Cultural crossroad of the ancient world.
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Torah
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First five books of the Hebrew bible,
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Monotheism
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A belief in a single god.
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Covenant
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A mutual promise or agreement.
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Israel
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Kingdom of the Israelites from 1020 - 922 b.c.
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