McDougall Ch 2
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| Fertile Crescent | arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia between the Persian gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
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| silt | thick bed of rich mud deposited on the plain as a result of a river's flooding
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| irrigation | system of bringing water to fields
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| city-state | political unit much like an independent country
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| dynasty | series of rulers from a single family
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| cultural diffusion | new ideas spreading from one culture to another
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| polytheism | belief in many gods
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| empire | peoples, nations, or independent states under control of one ruler
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| Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler famous for his code of laws
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| cataract | rapids or waterfall in river
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| papyrus | plant used to make a paper like material
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| subcontinent | land mass that is a distinct part of a continent
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| monsoon | seasonal wind
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| loess | fertile soil
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| oracle bone | animal's bone used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods
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| Mandate of Heaven | divine approval of the ruler
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| dynastic cycle | pattern of rise, fall, and replacement of dynasties
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| feudalism | political system in which nobles or lords are granted the use of land that belong to the king
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