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Chapter 2 Vocab. for World History Honors
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- 1Mesopotamiaan ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
- 2Fertile Crescentsemicircle of fertile land stretching from Se coast of Mediterranean around Syrian Dessert N of Arabia to Persian Gulf.
- 3Polytheisticbelief in or worship of more than one god.
- 4Zigguratan ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases or object of similar form.
- 5Theocracya form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders.
- 6Cuneiformrelating to or written in a system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia.
- 7Hammurabi's Law Codea well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Iraq, formerly Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1772 BC. It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world.
- 8Patriarchalof, related to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.
- 9Nile Riverthe world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization.
- 10Inundationthe annual flooding of the Nile River. The flood river leaves behind rich fertile soil.
- 11Siltfine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.
- 12King MenesKing of Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt, thus founding Egypt's first dynasty.
- 13DynastyA family line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- 14Pharaoha ruler in ancient Egypt.
- 15"ba"the human body of an Egyptian Dead.
- 16"ka"a spiritual body for the Egyptian Dead.
- 17Mummificationa process in which the skin and flesh of a corpse can be preserved.
- 18Canopic Jarsa covered urn in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an embalmed body.
- 19Sarcophagusa stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
- 20The Great Pyramida massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt.
- 21King Khufu's BoatThe Khufu's ship is an intact full-size vessel from Ancient Egypt that was sealed into a pit in the Giza Pyramid complex at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2500 BC. The ship now is preserved in the Giza Solar Boat Museum.
- 22Great SphinxThe Great Sphinx is a large Human-headed lion that was carved from a mound of natural rock. It is located in Giza where it guards the front of Khafra's Pyramid.
- 23Hieroglyphicsa stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems.
- 24Hyksospeople of mixed Semitic and Asian descent who invaded Egypt and settled in the Nile delta circa 1640 BC. They formed the 15th and 16th dynasties of Egypt and ruled a large part of the country until driven out circa 1532 BC.
- 25Thutmoseflourished 1500 BC, Egyptian ruler
- 26King Tut14th century B.C, A king of Egypt of the 18th dynasty, who died young, got made a gold mask.
- 27Ramses IIking of ancient Egypt. His reign was marked by war with Hittites and the construction of many colossal monuments , esp the Rock temple at Abu Simbel
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