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WH 2.1
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| empire | brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler |
| dynasty | series of rulers from a single family |
| Mesopotamia | means "land between the rivers". lain beween the Tirgis and the Euphrates |
| Hammurabi | Ruled the Babylonian Empire from bc 1792-1750. most known for his code of laws |
| Fertie Crescent | fertile land between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea |
| polytheism | beief in more than one god |
| city-state | a city and the surrounding land controlled by it. functioned much like an independent country does today |
| cultural diffusion | the process by which new ideas or products spread from one culture to another |