Monday, February 25, 2019

Review for Quiz

Review for quiz tomorrow:
Cultural Diffusion- When a new idea/product spreads from one culture to another 
Dynasty- Series of rulers from a single family
Ziggurat- Place of worship that also acted as city hall
Fertile Crescent- Arc of land between Persian gulf and Mediterranean Sea that provides the best farming in Southwest Asia. Covers modern day Syria, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey 
Cuneiform- Earliest form of writing 
Irrigation- Controlling the water 
Polytheism- Belief in multiple gods
Monarchy- Government where one person (king) rules 
Silt- Rich soil left after flooding
Gilgamesh- Powerful king, Epic of Gilgamesh written about him 
Hammurabi's Code- First set of written laws that held people responsible for their actions. 282 laws. (Eye for eye, tooth for tooth)
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