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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fertile Crescent | In Mesopotamia in between two rivers |
| Nile River | In Egypt, 4100 miles long |
| Maat | Goddess who represented the ideals of law, order, balance, and truth |
| Promised Land | The land that God promised to the Israelites |
| Ethical Monotheism | One god, sets principles of right and wrong for people to follow |
| Abraham | Left his family to rule Canaan because, god told him to rule it |
| The Exodus | A journey Moses and his men lead to get rid of slavery |
| Diaspora | The spreading of people around the world |
| Zionism | A philosophical movement of people moving back to the Promised Land |
| Oligarchy | A government run by a small group of wealthy people |
| Democracy | People participate directly in political action |
| Draco | First legislator of Athens |
| Solon | Laid the foundations of Athenian democracy |
| Psistraus | Ruled from Athens 561 BC to 527 BC |
| Cleisthenes | Reformed the constitution of Athens |
| Pericles | General during the Athenian Golden Age |