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