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Fertile Crescent

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code an organized list of laws or rules
cuneiform a form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines; used to write several languages in the Fertile Crescent
Hammurabi king of Babylon from about 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C.; creator of the Babylonian empire; established one of the oldest codes of laws
caravan a group of travelers travelling together
bazaar a market selling different kinds of goods
empire many territories and people who are controlled by one government
Babylonia an ancient region around southeastern Mesopotamia and between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; now present day Iraq
Assyria a historical kingdom of northern Mesopotamia around present-day Iraq and Turkey
New Babylonian empire a revival of the old Babylonian Empire stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
scribe a professional writer
city-state a city with its own traditions and its own government and laws; both a city and a separate independent state
polytheism the belief in many gods
myth a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains people's beliefs
Sumer the site of the earliest known civilization; located in Mesopotamia, in present-day southern Iraq; later become Babylonia
Mesopotamia an ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Southwest Asia
Fertile Crescent a region in Southwest Asia; site of the world's first civilization
Tigris River the northern river in Iraq and Turkey
Euphrates River the southern river flowing from Turkey through Syria and Iraq
alphabet a set of symbols that represent the sounds of 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
Phoenicia an ancient region in present-day Lebanon
Israel a country in Southwest Asia
covenant a binding agreement
prophet a religious leader who told the Israelites what God wanted them to do.
diaspora the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
Abraham first leader of the Israelites; according to the Bible, he led his family to a new land, Canaan, where he became the founder of a new nation
Nebuchadnezzar II king of the New babylonian empire from about 605 B.C. to 561 B.C
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