Chapter 2, sec. 1 + 2 Flashcards
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The region’s curved shape and the richness of the land.
fertile crescent
the land facing the Mediterranean sea
mesopotamia
each city and the land it controlled.
city state
a series of rulers from a single family
dynasty
the process in which a new idea or product spreads from one culture to another.
cultural diffusion
the belief in more than one god
polytheism
brings together several peoples under the control of one ruler.
empire
the ruler of the babolonian empire
Hammurambi
skinny strip of land from the first contract point to the point where the river starts
delta
the king of lower egypt
Narmer
the Egyptian god-kings
pharos
a type of government which rule is based on religious authority
theocracy
resting place of a pharo which is an immense structure
pyramid
preserved bodies of important beings
mummification
flexible system of writing
hieroglyohics