Terms

Fertile Crescent: what scholars call the region this because of its curved shape and its richness of land
Mesopotamia: a region made up of the lands facing the Mediterranean sea and a plain
city-state: made up of a city and the surrounding are it owns and is run like an independent country
dynasty: series of rulers from a single family
cultural diffusion: spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another
polytheism: belief in many gods
empire: bringing together peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler
Hammurabi: (1792-1750 BC)ruled the babylonian empire and created a code of laws