| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Sargon | king of Kish; leader of Sumerian Empire |
| Hammurabi | king of Babylonian Empire |
| Moses | Jewish leader; raised in Egypt by pharaoh |
| King David | leader of Israel; made Jerusalem the capital |
| plateau | area of elevated flatland |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| ziggurat | Sumerian religious temple |
| drought | long period of dry weather |
| cuneiform | system of writing used in Sumer |
| Mesopotamia | land between two rivers |
| Ur | ancient city-state |
| Diaspora | scattering of Jews around the world |
| city-state | self-governing city and surrounding villages |
| Judaism | religion of the Jewish people |
| Torah | first five books of the Hebrew bible |
| Ten Commandments | laws given by God to Moses |
| polytheism | belief in many gods and goddesses |
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