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world History q1
civil law, colony, empire
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |