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World History
Ch 2
28
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10/02/2005

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Term
Fertile Crescent
Definition
Fertile area consisting of Mesopotamia and the lands facing the Mediteranian.
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Mesopotamia
Definition
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates
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city-state
Definition
Sumerian city that acted like its own country.
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dynasty
Definition
A series of rulers of a country from the same family.
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Cultural Diffusion
Definition
The spread of one culture to the next.
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polytheism
Definition
belief of more than one god.
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cuneiform
Definition
the wedge shaped writing of the Sumerians, made with reeds.
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Empire
Definition
Bringing together several countries under one ruler.
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Hammurabi
Definition
Empire of babylonia, created first system of laws.
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delta
Definition
a broad, marshy area in which the river spreads out.
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Narmer
Definition
king who united upper and lower egypt
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pharoahs
Definition
egyptian god-kings
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theocracy
Definition
religion based government
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pyramid
Definition
immense structure used as tombs
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mummification
Definition
Preserving the bodies of Egyptians by dipping them in a salt bath.
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hieroglyphics
Definition
egyptian system of writing that use dpictures to represent sounds and ideas
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papyrus
Definition
paperish substance formed by pressing swamp reeds. Used by Egyptians.
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Indian subcontinent
Definition
Landmass containing India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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monsoons
Definition
seasonal winds in India that bring wet and dry seasons.
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Harappan Civilization
Definition
civilization named after the city that they built called Harappa. Lived in Indus river valley.
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loess
Definition
silt found in Huang He river that is fertile.
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oracle bones
Definition
bones that were written on by priests and then poked with a hot stick and when it cracked, the crack was interpreted to see what the gods said.
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Mandate of Heaven
Definition
Belief that gods take away and give royal power.
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dynastic cycle
Definition
pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties.
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feudal system
Definition
system where lords and other noblemen are granted the use of lands that belong to the king
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Shang
Definition
first dynasty that wrote down history
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Zhou
Definition
dynasty that overthrew the shang
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Shang-di
Definition
supreme god of chinese
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