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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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