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CH. 2
World History
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FERTILE CRESCENT
Your Name
The name given by scholars to an arc of rich farmland in
South west Asia in the midst of a dry region
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CITY-STATE
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A city and its surrounding lands that functioned much like an independent country
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POLYTHEISM
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The Belief in more than one god
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EMPIRE
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A collection of several peoples,nations, or once-
independent states brought together under one ruler
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PHAROAH
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An Egyptian god-king who was as splendid as the gods
of the heavens
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HIEROGLYPHS
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An Egyptian system of writing that used pictures to represent sounds as well as
ideas
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HARAPPAN
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A name for the Indus Valley civilization that refers to one of the planned cities of that civilization.
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MANDATE OF HEAVEN
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The belief that just one Chinese ruler had divine approval, which
was central to the Chinese view of government
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MESOPOTAMIA
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The land framed by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, where the
Sumerians built large irrigation systems
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DYNASTY
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A series of rulers from a single family
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HAMMURABI
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The ruler of the Babylonian empire from 1792-1750B.C. who est. a uniform code of
laws.
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DELTA
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A broad, marshy, triangular area of land formed by
deposits of silt at the mouth of a river.
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THEOCRACY
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A government in which rule is based on religious
authority
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PYRAMIDS
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The immense structure that was a resting place for
Egyptian kings after death
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FEUDALISM
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A system in which a king lets nobles use his land in return for military service and
protection of the people
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PAPYRUS
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A paper-like sheet for writing made by Egyptians out of
marsh reeds
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SUBCONTINENT
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The landmass that includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, tall mountains separate it from the rest of
Asia
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MONSOON
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A seasonal wind in Asia
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LOESS
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Fertile soil blown from the deserts into rivers that deposit
it as silt when they overflow their banks
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DYNASTIC CYCLE
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A term used by historians to describe a pattern of rise,
decline, and replacement of dynasties
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