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Nov. 2012

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Civilization   A high level of cultural and technological development, expecially when systems of writing and record keeping have been created.  
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Religion   The service and worship of God or the supernatural. Commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance.  
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Secular   Kept separate from religion, as in a secular government or state.  
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Polytheism   The belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition of monotheism, the belief of one God.  
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Monotheism   It is the belief in one god. The three best known Montheistic faiths are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  
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Fertile Crescent   An arch-shaped area in the Middle East from the Persian gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys and along the Mediterranean Sea.  
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Mesopotamia   The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; from the Greek word that means "between two rivers".  
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Sumer   The country of the Sumerians on the Plain of Shinar near the Persian Gulf.  
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Akkad   Country of the Akkadians where the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers are close together.  
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Semitic   The language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic.  
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Ziggurat   A temple-tower that was the center of a Sumerian city.  
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Society   A voluntary asociation of individuals for common ends; especially: an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession.  
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Dynasty   A series of rulers of the same family or line.  
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Empire   A system in which a central power (one power) controls a number of territories. These are ruled by emperors.  
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Theocracy   Government ran by religious leaders deriving power from an ultimate source usually a god or gods.  
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Kingdom   An area associated with or regarded as being under the control of a particular person or thing.  
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Dictator   One person ruling a government, usually by force, or in times of crisis.  
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Babylonia   Kingdom that covered all of Mesoptamia.  
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Nebuchadnezzar II   At his time the greatest ruler of the second Babylonian Empire.  
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Iron   A strong metal that can be extracted from certain kinds of rocks and made into tools and building materials.  
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Smelting   The process of extracting metal from ore. Ore is a source from which valuable mater is extracted.  
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