1st semester 2007
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| Talmud | A book of combined teachings about the torah |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| Assyrians and Chaldeans | both wanted canaan for control of trade routes through it |
| exile | forced to live in foreign country |
| Ten Commandments | helped shape the basic moral laws of many countries |
| Lighthouse at Alexandria | one of the 7 wonders of the world |
| Hanukkah | commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees |
| Israel | home given to the descendants of Jacob; means "one who struggles with god" |
| Sabbath | weekly day of worship |
| Zeus | chief god of the greeks |
| Huang He River | flows across China for more than 2,900 miles |
| Great Wall | Wall built with stones, sand, & piled rubble |
| filial piety | Children had to respect their parents and older relatives |
| censors | made sure that government officials did their jobs |
| Han Wudi | "Martial emperor of Han" |
| What crops did the Egyptians grow? | Flax, wheat, and barley |
| Who was the warrior-farmer anointed king by the prophet Samuel? | Saul |
| Who was sentenced to death for his teachings? | Socrates |
| This raja conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great's leaving | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Which river empties into the Arabian Sea? | Indus River |
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