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T2 Foundation
Test Two Foundation Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sargon of Akkad | Who are they associated with? Akkad, Sumer. What are they? Ruler, king, and conqueror. What did they do? Built the first empire known to history |
| Hammurabi | Who are they Associated with? Babylon, Mesopotamia, Babylonia. What are they? King, lawgiver, Unites the people. What did they do? Powerful king, best remembered for his collection of laws that united the people of Mesopotamia, codified the law. |
| Codify | to arrange and set down all laws used to govern a state |
| Civil law | branch of law that deals with private rights and matters, such as business contracts, taxes, marriages, and divorce |
| Cyrus the Great | Who are they associated with? Persia, Mesopotamia What are they? King conqueror, unites the people What did they do? Unites all the Persian empire, builds largest empire, treats conquered people with tolerance |
| Darius | Who are they associated with? Persia. What are they? Greatest Persian King. What did they do? Founder of the Persian Imperial system, system of laws, single money system, road system |
| Tolerance | acceptance of people who are conquered |
| Satrap | the governor of a province of the Persian Empire |
| Barter Economy | the practice of paying for service through the exchange of some token of an agreed value |
| Zoroaster | Who are they associated with? Persia What are they? Thinker, reformer. What did they do? Started a major monotheistic religion in the Persia Empire |
| Ahura Mazda | Who are the associated with? Persia What are they? God. What did they do? One god of Zoroastrianism |
| Zend-Avesta | sacred teachings of Zoroaster |