M4/2 World History S1 Vocabulary

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  1. 3. Chinese belief that royal authority comes from the gods.
  2. 5. – An early river valley civilization located in the Indus Valley.
  3. 7. Belief in only one god; a major development in religious history.
  4. 8. Belief in many gods, practiced in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
  5. 10. a government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives.
  6. 11. home country of Alexander the Great
  7. 13. a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
  8. 18. second King of Kings of the Persian Empire from 530 to 522 BC
  9. 21. region in northeastern Africa, extending approximately from the Nile River valley near the first cataract in Upper Egypt.
  10. 22. an ancient Greek word city/state
  11. 26. A character in the ancient Egyptian writing system using symbols and pictures.
  12. 27. Egypt Two ancient regions of Egypt that were united under the first pharaoh.
  13. 29. famous pharaoh who ruled for 67 years
  14. 31. stepson of Hatshepsut he was the sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty.
  15. 32. The pharaoh who unified Upper and Lower Egypt, also known as Menes.
  16. 34. A pyramid-shaped temple tower built by Sumerians to honor their gods.
  17. 35. an ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt between 2000 and 1000 BCE
  18. 37. a government in which power is in the hands of a single person
  19. 40. a fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city.
  20. 41. The pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of Chinese dynasties.
  21. 42. One of the world’s earliest civilizations, located in southern Mesopotamia.
  22. 44. ancient name of the narrow passage between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
  23. 46. king of Macedonia and father of Alexander
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  1. 1. an ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian king Darius the Great
  2. 2. A rocky rapid in a river, especially found along the Nile in Egypt.
  3. 4. A plant used by ancient Egyptians to make a paper-like writing material.
  4. 6. Chinese dynasty that introduced the Mandate of Heaven and feudalism.
  5. 9. a group of nomadic invaders from Southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 BCE.
  6. 12. Artifact that helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphs.
  7. 14. warrior and king who conquered much of then-known western world.
  8. 15. Egyptian process of preserving the body for the afterlife.
  9. 16. Ancient Mesopotamian city known for its Hanging Gardens and King Nebuchadnezzar.
  10. 17. referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between 1550-1070 BCE.
  11. 19. SW Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire from about 850 to 612BCE.
  12. 20. One of the first written sets of laws, famous for the phrase “an eye for an eye.”
  13. 23. king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
  14. 24. ancient Iran
  15. 25. A large, distinct landmass that is part of a continent; India is an example.
  16. 28. a provincial governor in the Persian Empire
  17. 30. The first Chinese dynasty to leave written records.
  18. 33. The title used by rulers of ancient Egypt, considered both king and god.
  19. 36. capital city of the Assyrian Empire
  20. 38. founder of the Persian Empire.
  21. 39. first known female pharaoh of Egypt
  22. 43. the last king of the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire.
  23. 45. A government ruled by religious leaders or believed to be guided by divine authority.