Chapter 2 & 3 Early Civilizations Academic Vocabulary

Chapter 2 & 3Early Civilizations

Academic Vocabulary


City-state

(ciudad-estado)

A city and the land surrounding it


Military

(fuerzas armadas)

A fighting group, usually the army or navy


Cuneiform

(cuneiforme)

Sumerian writing, wedged-shaped placed on clay tablets


Monarch

(monarca)

A ruler with the title of king or queen


Reign

(reinar)

The time period over which a monarch ruled

September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715


Fertile Crescent

(media lund fertil)

The area that included the eastern region along the Mediterranean Sea and arches down through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf.


Mesopotamia

(Mesopotamia)

The around between and around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.


Hammurabi

(Hammurabi)

The Babylonian king who built an empire and created the first written (codified) legal system, the Code of Hammurabi.


Codified

(codificada)

To write down in an organized manner.


Terraced

(terrazas)

To take land on

a hillside an cut

“steps” into it to

create flat areas

to plant crops.


Bible(la Biblia)At first, there was only the Old Testament that told the story of early Hebrew history. The New Testament was added that included the life of Jesus. It is the sacred book of all Christian religions.


Commandments

(mandamientos)

A moral or ethical system that tell you right from wrong. The 10 Commandments are the “laws” followed by Christians and Jews


Judaism

(Judaismo)

A monotheistic religion.


Monotheism

(monoteismo)

The belief in one god. Christian religions, Judaism, and Islam are monotheisitc.


Polytheism

(politeismo)

The belief in many gods. Hinduism, Shinto, Buddhism, and Animism are considered to be polytheistic religions.


Covenant

(pacto)

An agreement between two parties. God made and agreement between himself and the Hebrew people through Moses.

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Chapter 2 & 3 Early Civilizations Academic Vocabulary