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| process by which ideas, beliefs, and products are shared with and accepted by another people |
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| Greek term for land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
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| geographical term for land mass on which India is located |
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| Earliest known Dynasty to rule China |
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| Mesopotamian writing system in which wedge shapes are pressed into clay with a stylus |
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| Earliest known code of laws: it includes the concept of "an eye for an eye" |
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| natural barriers that protected ancient Egypt from invasion |
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| rapids on the Nile that discouraged trade past upper Egypt |
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| legendary Egyptian king who united Upper and Lower Egypt; also known as Menes |
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| Mesopotamian king who created the first empire in history by conquering both northern and southern Sumerian city-states |
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| government in which there is no separation between political and religious institutions such as ancient Egypt |
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| paper like material made from reeds that was used for keeping records in ancient Egypt |
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| writing system of ancient Egypt in which pictures stood for both ideas and sounds |
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| used in ancient China to communicate with the gods |
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| idea that allowed rulers in ancient China to justify the overthrow of declining dynasties |
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| Indus Valley civilization that planned cities and developed sophisticated plumbing systems |
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| Seasonal winds that dominate the climate of India |
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| fertile windblown soil deposited along the Yellow (Huang He) River |
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| considered both god and king in ancient Egypt |
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| series of rulers from the same family |
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