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TermDefinition
famine lack of food that could cause starvation
drought long period of dry weather
city-state a city that is also an independent state
zigguarats temples dedicated to gods/goddesses in the center of daily city life
cuneiform a form of writing using wedge shaped symbols
scribes professional writers
empire area of many territories and people controlled by the government
marduk chief of all gods (Babylon built in honor)
caravans travelers
bazaars markets
baylon capital of sumer built in honor of marduk
nineveh ancient Assyrian city on the east of Tigris river
The Great library of Nineveh a library that contains over thirty thousand tablets
King Nebuchadnezzar II Ruled the new Babylonian empire with chaldeans
Zoroastrainism an ancient Persian religion that believed in one god
Cyrus the great The leader of Persian empire
tyre a major wealthy Phoenician city where snails that contained purple dye where collected
colony an area under some control by another country or people that live a distance away
alphabet a set of symbols that represents the sounds of a language
king hammurabi ruled old Babylonian empire
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