| Term | Definition |
| scribe | a professional writer. |
| fertile crescent | a region in southwest aisa;site of the first civilzations. |
| city-states | a city that is also a separate, independent state. |
| polytheism | the belife in many gods. |
| myth | a traditional stroy; in some cultures a legend that explains people's belifes. |
| empire | many territrories and peoples controlled by one goverment |
| babylon | the capital of babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury. |
| caravan | a group of traders traveling together. |
| bazaar | a market selling differnet kibnds of good s. |
| battering ram | a powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels. |