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Power Words Babylon
Chapter 2 Power Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scribe | a professional writer |
| city state | A city with its' own government and way of life |
| polytheism | the belief in Many Gods |
| myth | a story in cultures that may or may not be true |
| empire | many territories with one government |
| caravan | a large group of people that travel together |
| bazaar | a market with different goods for trading |
| cuneiform | a from of writing using a stick to make symbols in clay |
| monotheism | the belief in ONE God |
| famine | not enough food for everyone, starvation |
| exile | to get kicked out of a group or country |
| diaspora | a group of people that were sent to live somewhere else |
| Hammurabi | King of Babylon - Code of Laws |
| Tigris and Euphrates | The 2 major rivers of the Fertile Crescent |