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Chap 2 Vocab.

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Curves between the Mediterranean sea and the Persian gulf Fertile crescent
In Greek it means "between the rivers" Mesopatamia
A Sumerian temple made of sun-dried brick that was dedicated to the chief god or godees of a particular city-state Ziggurat
A political unit with its own government City-state
The worship of many gods Polytheism
Is a series of rulers from one family Dynasty
Sumerian writing Cuneiform
Created a permanent army, the first ruler to do so Sargon
King of Babylonia; he was a brilliant army leader who brought all of mesopotamia into the Babylonian empire Hammurabi
A group of semi-nomadic people who migrated from southern Russia to the Indian subcontinent around 1700 B.C Indo-Europeans
Arid grassland Steppes
Chaldean king of Babylon from 605 to 652 BC; he rebuilt Babylon into a beutifal city noted for its famed Hanging Gardens Nebuchadnezzer II
A monotheism religon originating with the Israelites, tracing its origins to Abraham, and having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the hebrew scriptures and the talmud Judaism
The most sacred text of Judaism Torah
Accroding to the Bible, the originator of the Jewish line of desceht; According to the Qu'ran, the ancestor Arabs; he held a deep devotion to and a great trust in the will of God Abraham
Convenant Solemn promise
ancestral "fathers" Patriarchs
Hebrew prophet and lawgiver; according to the Bible, he led the Hebrew people out of egypt and back to Cannan in the Exodus. Acoording to the Bible, it was during this journey that he recieved the Ten commandments from God Moses
The escape of the Hebrews from Egypt Exodus
The scattering of the Jews outside Judah Diaspora
Belief in one God Monotheism
King of Persia and founder of the persian empire; he defeated the median army and united the Persians empire and medians uder his rule Cyrus the Great
king of Persia from 522 to 486 BC; he recognized and strengthed the Persian empire by reforming the army and the government Darius
A governor of ancient Persia Satrap
Son of Darius, tried to expand upon his father's success Xerus
Made a religon based on his teachings Zoroaster
The belief that the world is controlled by two opposing forces, good and evil Dualism
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