1st 3 Weeks Terms

The region where the first settled agricultural communities of the Middle East & Mediterranean basin are thought to have originated by the early 9th century BCE.

• Hammurabi

• Empire

• Fertile Crescent

• Mesopotamia

The belief in. or worship of more than one god.

• Monotheism

• Dynasty

• Delta

• Polytheism

An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.

• Empire

• Dynasty

• City-State

• Delta

Means "between rivers". A fertile valley situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

• Dynasty

• Mesopotamia

• Hammurabi

• Monsoon

A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

• Dynasty

• Monsoon

• Delta

• City-State

A line of hereditary rulers of a country or region.

• Delta

• City-State

• Dynasty

• Polytheism

The spread of one culture's practices, beliefs, and/or items.

• Empire

• Polytheism

• Cultural diffusion

• Theocracy

The 6th king of the First Babylonian Dynasty. Known for his law code, often related to the phrase "an eye for an eye".

• Dynasty

• Papyrus

• Pharaoh

• Hammurabi

A large, distinguishable part of a continent.

• Delta

• Subcontinent

• Monsoon

• Loess

A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.

• Delta

• Loess

• Pyramid

• Papyrus