Chapter 2

Question 0

mesopotamia

Answer 0

“land between 2 rivers”
fertile crescent
very fertile ground

Question 1

Fertile Crescent

Answer 1

an arc of rich farmland in SW Asia, between persian gulf and med. sea

Question 2

dynasty

Answer 2

a series of rulers from a single family

Question 3

Sargon

Answer 3

he defeated city states of sumer
lead his army from Akkad
spread their culture beyond the tigris/Euphrates river valley

Question 4

Theocracy

Answer 4

type of government in which rule is based on religious authority

Question 5

Polytheism

Answer 5

belief in many gods

Sumerian culture were polytheistic

Question 6

Empire

Answer 6

a political unit which many ppl or countries are controlled by 1 ruler

Question 7

Hammurabi

Answer 7

reigned during the babylonian empire
created Hammurabis code
-made a single uniform code of laws that would help unify the diverse groups of the empire

Question 8

Pharaoh

Answer 8

a king of ancient egypt, consitered a god/political and military leader

Question 9

Shang

Answer 9

rose to power in the the Indus Valley in northern china

first family to leave written records

Question 10

Pyramid

Answer 10

a massive structure with a rectangular base and 4 triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as a burial places for Old Kingdom Pharaohs

Question 11

Hieroglyphs

Answer 11

first written on stone and clay in mesopotamia

Question 12

monsoon

Answer 12

a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year

Question 13

Harappan Civilization

Answer 13

another name for the Indus Valley civilization
early 7000bc
characterized by sophisticated city planning

Question 14

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 14

in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority