Vocab 1
very dry, having almost no rainfall
arid
3 major rivers in this region
Nile, Tigris, Euphrates
a belief in one god
monotheistic
What are the 3 major religions of SW Asia?
Christianity, Judaism, Muslim
a stone monument built as a tomb in ancient Egypt
pyramid
a fracture in Earth’s crust
fault
What direction does the Nile River flow?
North
a king in ancient Egypt
pharaoh
What did Hammurabi create?
The Code of Hammurabi
a paper-like material invented in ancient Egypt
papyrus
fertile places with water in a dry desert area
oasis (oases)
What river(s) empty into the Persian Gulf?
Tigris and Euphrates
the process of redirecting water to crops through channels and ditches
irrigation
Turkey was the last remnant of what?
Ottoman Empire
a coffin
sarcophogus
human-made underground tunnel on the Iranian Plateau, used for carrying
water from the mountains
qanats
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The area around the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
a leader or ruler of the Ottoman Empire
sultan
Name 2 strong rulers of the Babylonian Empire.
Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar
a burial place
tombs
a series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
What bodies of water surround the Arabian Peninsula?
Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf
a flat area of land next to a stream or river that floods
alluvial plain
25% of the world's oil is located where?
Arabian Peninsula
center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread
cultural hearth