human origins
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 theocracy | a goverment in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure. |
| pyramid | Huge, triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom |
| mummification | a process of embalming & drying corpes to prevent them from decaying |
| hieroglyphics | an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds |
| papyrus | A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptions to make a paperlike material for writing on. |
| Cataracts | A waterfall or stretch of rapids in a river. (difficult area to traverse through). |
| Delta | A marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river. ( a triangler area). |
| Menes | A strong-willed King of upper Egypt. ( United all of Egypt) |
| Pharaoh | A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader. |
| Fertile Crescent | An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Perisan Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Silt | The fine soil carried in the water of rivers. |
| irrigation | The bringing of water to crop fields by means of canals and ditches. |
| city-state | A city and its surronding lands functioning as an independent political unit. |
| dynasty | A series of rulers from a single family. |
| cultural diffusion | The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another. |
| polytheism | belief in multiple Gods |
| empire | a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler. |
| Hammurabi | King of Babylon. Created one of the first written code of laws called the code of Hammurabi |
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