Fertile Cresent-

The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid Western Asia, and the Nile Valley and Nile Delta of northeast Africa.

Mesopotamia-

The area where the Sumerians settled

city-state-

Cities that had their own goverment and culture

dynasty-

a line of hereditary rulers of a country

cultural diffusion-

Cultural diffusion is the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society

polytheism-

the belief of multiple gods

empire-

an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly esp. an emperor or empress

Hammurabi-

Hammurabi was the sixth king of Babylon from 1792 BC to 1750 BC

delta-

A river delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir

Narmer-

Pharoah that unified Egypt, and fored the first Egyptian dynasty

pharoah-

king or person that rules Egypt

theocracy-

a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

pyramid-

1. A three-dimensional triangle shape.

2. The Pyramis of Giza, they were built as tombs for pharoahs.

mummification-

an ancient Egyptian process where they preserve dead pharoahs or nobles.

hieroglyphics-

Language of symbols that ancient Egyptians used.

papyrus-

An ancient Egyptian paper used for writing, and/or drawing

subcontinent-

A subcontinent is a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent

monsoon-

A forceful storm that can cause destruction, and probably casualties

Harappan civilization-

The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting mainly of what is now Pakistan, and parts of India, Afghanistan and Iran

loess-

Loess is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment, which is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust

oracle bone-

 Oracle bones are pieces of shell or bone, normally from ox scapulae or turtle plastrons, which were used for pyromancy

Mandate of Heaven-

A ruler believed to be the "son of Heaven"

dynastic cycle-

Dynastic cycle is the process of what happens before and after a person rules a dynasty.

feudalism-

The Chinese history for instance, from the Zhou or Chou dynasty to the Qin Dynasty (1122 BC—256 BC) has been termed a true feudal period by many Chinese marxist historians, due to the custom of enfeoffment of land similar to that in Europe