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Chapter 2 m.acosta

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a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside City-states
having many gods Polytheism
practice of living the life of a monk Monotheism
a person who domesticates animals for food and clothing and moves along regular migratory routes to provide a steady source of nourishment for those animals Pastoral Nomads
an area of fertile land in the Middle East, extending around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates in a semicircle from Israel to the Persian Gulf, where the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Phoenician, and Hebrew civilizations flourished Fertile Cresent
a massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city Ziggurats
a Babylonian legal code of the 18th century B.C. or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil matters Code of Hammurabi
flourished 6th century B.C., Persian religious teacher Zoraster
a parchment scroll on which the Pentateuch is written, used in synagogue services Torah
dominated by men Patriachal
government by divine authority Theocracy
not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying Immortals
one of the 20 provinces into which Darius divided the Persian Empire Satrapy
“protector of the Kingdom,” the governor of a province (satrapy) of the Persian Empire under Darius Satrap
a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family Dynasty
an administrative organization that relies on non elective officials and regular procedures Bureaucracy
”priest-carvings” of “sacred writings,” a complex system of writing that used both pictures and more abstract forms; used by the ancient Egyptians and Mayans Hieroglyphics
the most common of the various titles for ancient Egyptian monarchs: the term originally meant “great house” of “palace” Pharahos
a material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid together, soaked, pressed, and dried, used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans Papyrus
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