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world History q1
civil law, colony, empire
Term | Definition |
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Civil Law | Body of law dealing with private rights of inividuals |
Satrap | governor of a province in the persian empire |
Barter Economy | System in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another |
Colony | Territory settled and ruled by people from another land |
Hierarchy Rule | The prosses of passing power down through a series of rulers within a single family called a diynasty |
Ziggurat | |
Cuneform | |
Monotheistic | The belief in one single god |
Yah Weh | The god of the hebrew people |
Tribute | Money paid by a weaker power to a stronger power in order to keep peace |
Prophet | A spiritual leader |
Torah | The sacred text of the Hebrews |
Ten Commandments | Laws that jews believe god gave to moses |
Convenant | A binding agreement |
Diaspora | The scattering of people |