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Ancient World
The Ancient World, Prentice Hall 2001, Chapter 2: The Fertile Crescent
Term | Meaning |
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Scribe | A professional writer |
city-State | a city with its own traditions and its own government and laws; both |
polytheism | the belief in many gods |
myth | a tradional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains people's |
empire | many territories and people who are controlled by one government |
Caravan | A group of traders traveling together |
bazaar | a market selling different kinds of goods |
code | an organized list of laws or rules |
cuneiform | a form of writhing that uses groups of wedges and lines; used to |
alphabet | a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language |
monotheism | the belief in one god |
famine | a time when there is so little food that many people starve |
exile | to force someone to live in another country |
covenant | a binding agreement |
prophet | a religious leader who told the Israelites what God wanted them to |
diaspora | the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs |