Chapter Two: The Fertile Crescent
Scribe: A professional writer
Fertile Crescent: A region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
City-State: a city that is also a separate, independent state
Polytheism: the belief in many gods
Fertile Crescent: A region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
City-State: a city that is also a separate, independent state
Polytheism: the belief in many gods
Myth: a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains people's beliefs
Empire: many territories and peoples controlled by one government
Babylon: the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury
Caravan: a group of travelers journeying together
Empire: many territories and peoples controlled by one government
Babylon: the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury
Caravan: a group of travelers journeying together
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Bazaar: a market selling different kinds of goodsZoroastrianism: A religion that developed in ancient Persia
Code: organized list of laws and rules
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Hammurabi: the king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750n B.C; creator of the Babylonian EmpireCuneiform: groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
Alphabet: a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language
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Prophet: a religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or for a god
Diaspora: the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
Diaspora: the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
Monotheism: the belief in one god
Famine: a time when there is so little food that many people starve
Famine: a time when there is so little food that many people starve
Exile: to force someone to live in another country
Covenant: a binding agreement
Covenant: a binding agreement
Moses: an Israelite leader whom the Torah credits with leading the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan