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Streams of Civilization - Chapter 3

Vocabulary words for chapter 3 of Streams of Civilization, by Mary Stanton and Albert Hyma.

Chapter 3: Expanding Civilizations

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BabylonIn Mesopotamia, the civilizations of Sumer and Akkad were replaced by the civilization of _________.
ExodusThe time when Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt is known as the ___________.
nationalismwanting to be free of all foreign influences
Hatshepsutthe queen of Egypt who declared herself pharoah
successfulHatshepsut's rule is considered one of the most ____________ in Egypt's history.
removedThutmose III had Hatshepsut's name ________ from all monuments.
satellitea country or territory that is dominated by another country
subsidiesGovernment _________ helped support writers during the New Kingdom in Egypt.
kohla black powder used by Egyptian women to make their eyes look bigger
basketMoses's mother placed him in a ________, and hid it among the papyrus reeds by the bank of the Nile River.
theocracyBecause Egypt's rulers claimed to be gods, Egypt's government was a ___________.
hereticsomeone who disagrees with an officially accepted religion
Akhenatonthe new name of the pharoah who tried to change Egypt's religion
HapiruMany historians believe that these people were the Hebrews.
sarcophagusa stone coffin
TutankhamenThis pharoah's tomb was discovered by Lord Carnavaron in 1922.
HammurabiThis king established the Old Babylonian Kingdom in 1760 B.C..
Mardukthe chief god of the Babylonians
KingsHammurabi believed he had the Divine RIght of ______, and could do anything that his god Marduk wanted him to do.
irrigationHammurabi had a network of ___________ canals built to provide water for farmland.
CodeThe set of laws that Hammurabi wrote is known as the _______ of Hammurabi.
dowrya sum of money that a bride brought to her husband
HittitesAfter Hammurabi died, this tribe conquered Babylon.
CreteThe Minoan culture began on this island.
GreeceThe Mycenaean culture developed in the area of this present-day country.
BalkanGreece is part of this peninsula.
mountainsThe _________ of Greece isolated the city-states from each other.
minosthe Minoan title for their king
Knossosa beautiiful Minoan palace in Crete that resembled a Maze
citadela fortress on top of a high cliff for protection
acropolisa high, protected place
IliadHomer's epic of how the Greeks destroyed the city of Troy
BeringPeople were able to cross from Asia to Alaska over the ________ Straight.
DangerPeople who lived in ________ Cave developed a shallow milling stone for grinding seeds into flour.
Poverty_________ Point is thought to be the oldest North American civilization.
HuacaThe people of ________ Prieta were artistic weavers.



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