WC Chapter 15

Jacque W.
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  1. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  2. hunter-gatherer
    a member of a hunting and gathering society
    PEOPLE WHO FOUND FOOD BY HUNTING, FISHING, AND GATHERING WILD GRAINS, FRUITS, AND NUTS
  3. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  4. Hammurabi
    Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
  5. Fertile Crescent
    a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
  6. Sumerian
    of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants
  7. ziggurat
    a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound
  8. cuneiform
    an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia
  9. scribe
    someone employed to make written copies of documents
  10. papyrus
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber
  11. pyramid
    a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides
  12. Pharaoh
    the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
  13. hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols
  14. Re
    ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk
  15. Horus
    Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon
  16. Abraham
    the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
  17. Judaism
    the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
  18. Jesus
    a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
  19. Christianity
    a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
  20. Muhammad
    the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
  21. Islam
    the monotheistic religious system of Muslims
  22. Muslim
    a believer in or follower of Islam
  23. Quran
    the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
  24. pillar of Islam
    (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
  25. caliph
    the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state
  26. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  27. Ottoman Empire
    a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
  28. Constantinople
    the largest city and former capital of Turkey
  29. Schliemann
    German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890)
  30. janissary
    elite Turkish soldier who was a member of the Sultan’s guard
    MIL
Created on Tue Feb 28 12:17:18 EST 2012

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