WH Chapter 2 Vocab

2. A marshy triangular area of land formed by a river
6. professional record keepers
7. Seasonal winds that affect India's climate
8. Practiced by the Egyptians where they embalm and dry their dead in wraps
9. belief in many gods
11. a political system in which lords are granted land by the king
12. development of skills in a specific kind of work
14. pyramid shaped temple in Mesopotamia
15. King of Babylon who displayed laws in his kingdom
17. First type of paper made out of reeds in Egypt
19. This was the cycle that described the rise, decline, and replacement of Chinese dynasties.
20. skilled workers who make goods by hand

1. first writing system ever
3. a government where a religious figure rules
4. The first king who united Egypt
5. Fertile yellow soil blown by winds from the deserts in northern China
7. The _____ of Heaven was divine approval that allowed Chinese rulers to stay in power.
8. means the land between two rivers
10. Egyptian writing, means sacred carving
13. Word for Egyptian god kings
16. long lasting pattern of organization in a community
17. A giant triangular shaped tomb
18. a series of rulers from a single family