 | Term | Definition |
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Scribe |
professional writer |
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Fertile Crescent |
a region in Southwest Asia; site of first civilizations |
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City-state |
a city that is also a seperate, independant state |
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Polytheism |
the belief in many gods |
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Myth |
a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains peoples beliefs |
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Empire |
many territories and peoples controlled by one government |
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Babylon |
the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury |
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Caravan |
a group of traders traveling together |
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bazaar |
a market selling different kinds of goods |
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Battering ram |
a powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels |
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Code |
an organized list of rules |
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Hammurabi |
the king of Babylon from about 1792-1750 B.C.; creator of Babylonian empire |
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Cuniform |
a group of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent |
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Alphabet |
a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language |
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Monotheism |
the belief in one God |
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Famine |
a time when there is so little food that many people starve |
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exile |
to force someone to move to another country |
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Covenant |
a promise made by God |
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Moses |
an Israelite leader whom in the Torah credits with leading the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan |
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Prophet |
a religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or for a god |
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Diaspora |
the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs |
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