sections 1 and 2 Flashcards

study terms

1
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curved shaped area with richness

A

fertile crescent

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2
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Mesopotamia lands facing the Mediterranean sea and plain

A

Mesopotamia

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3
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each city and the surrounding lands it controlled

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city-state

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4
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A series of rulers from single family

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dynasty

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5
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the process in which a new idea or a product spreads from one culture to another

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Cultural diffusion

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6
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belief in more than one god

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polytheism

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7
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brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler

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empire

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8
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A rule who made the code of laws

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Hammurabi

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9
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the nile delta region

A

delta

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10
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early king

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Narmer

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11
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egyptain god-kings

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pharaohs

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12
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government in which rule based on religious authority

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theocracy

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13
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place after death, immense structures

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pyramid

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14
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embalming and drying the corpse that are preserved

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mummification

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15
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more flexible writing system

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hieroglyphics

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16
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a writing surface made from reeds

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papyrus