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chapter 4

keyterms and people

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the area that lies between the tiaras and Euphrates rivers in southwest Asia Mesopotamia
a region of rich farmland that curves from the Mediterranean sea to the Persian gulf centered on the area between the Tigris and Euphrates fertile crescent
a political unit that includes a town or a city and the surrounding land controlled by it city state
a sumerian temple made of sun dried brick that was dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a particular city state ziggurat
the belief in many gods polytheism
a family of ruler whose right to rule is hereditary dynasty
Sumerian writing cuneiform
the akkadian ruler , the first man to create an permanent army Sargon
1972 BC the amorite king , became king of babylon Hammurabi
a group of semi nomadic people who migrated from southern Russian to the Indian subcontinent around 1700 BC indo Europeans
arid grassland steppes
the most famous Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar 11
a monotheistic religion originating with the israelites ,and having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Hebrew scriptures and the Talmud Judaism
the first five books of Hebrew bible the most sacred texts of the Jewish faith torah
a shepherd , he lived near your in Mesopotamia Abraham
a binding agreement patriarchs covenant
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