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WORLD HISTORY-Carter

FOUNDATION TEST TWO

QuestionAnswer
codify to arrange and set down all laws to govern a state
civil law a branch of law that deals with private rights and matters, contracts, taxes, marriage, and divorce
tolerance acceptance of people who are conquered
satrap the governor of a province of the Persian empire
barter economy the practice of exchanging on the goods for another
money economy the practice of paying for service through the exchange of some token of an agreed value
Zend-Avesta sacred teachings of Zoroaster
colony an area or territory settled and ruled by people of another land
Torah the sacred text of Hebrew people which includes the first five books of the Old Testament
covenant a binding agreement with God and his people
Monotheistic religious belief in one God
patriarchal a type of society in which fathers/males exercise strong control over all matters
Ten Commandments the moral laws God handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai for his Hebrew people
shekel silver currency of the Persian Empire
daric gold currency of the Persian Empire
ethics moral principles that govern a person
SARGON OF AKKAD Ruler, King, Conqueror, Built the first empire known in history
HAMMURABI Powerful King of Babylon, remembered for his collection of laws that united the people of Mesopotamia, CODE OF HAMMURABI
CYRUS THE GREAT Persian, Unites all the people of the Persian Empire, builds largest empire, treats conquered people with tolerance
DARIUS Persian King, founder of the Persian Imperial system, System of Laws, Single MONEY system, ROAD system
ZOROASTER Persian, Started a major MONOTHESTIC RELIGION in the Persian Empire
AHURA MAZDA ONE god of ZOROASTRIANISM
ABRAHAM Hebrews, LEVANT, FOUNDER/FATHER of Judaism, Father of the Hebrew people
MOSES Hebrews, Egypt, TEN COMMANDMENTS, Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt in search of their promised land known as Exodus
YAWYEH GOD of Judaism
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