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Global 9: Unit 2B
First Empire Builders & Trading Civilizations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrahamic religions | ادیان ابراهیمی or monotheistic religions that come from Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) |
| alphabet | الفبا or symbols that represent sounds (invented by Phoenicians) |
| animism | جانباوری or the religious belief that things in nature or animals have spirits |
| city-states | دولتشهرها or independent cities that govern themselves (like a small country) |
| colony | مستعمره or a region/territory controlled by a distant country |
| contribution | مشارکت or something you give or do to help society |
| covenant | عهد or a serious agreement or promise between people and God (Judaism) |
| dye | رنگ or a substance used to color materials |
| efficient | کارآمد or working well without wasting time, energy or resources |
| establish | بنیانگذاری کردن or to start something that will last |
| famine | قحطی or a severe lack of food |
| Judaism | یهودیت or the monotheistic religion of the ancient Hebrews |
| maritime | دریایی or related to seas, ocean, or sailing |
| migrate | مهاجرت کردن or to move from one place to another |
| monopoly | انحصار or complete control of something |
| Moses | حضرت موسی or an important prophet in Judaism |
| natural resources | منابع طبیعی or things that come from nature |
| plagues | بلاها or serious diseases or disasters |
| Phoenicians | فنیقیها or an ancient maritime civilization (present day Lebanon) |
| spirit | روح |
| Ten Commandments | ده فرمان or 10 important religious laws that God gave to Moses (Judaism) |
| Torah | تورات or the holy book of Judaism |
| Zoroastrianism | زرتشتیگری or the monotheistic religion of ancient Persia |