Book Creator

Chapter Two: The Fertile Crescent

by Theresa Holodick

Pages 2 and 3 of 9

Chapter Two: The Fertile Crescent
Loading...
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
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
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



Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Bazaar: a market selling different kinds of goods







Zoroastrianism: A religion that developed in ancient Persia






Code: organized list of laws and rules


Hammurabi: the king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750n B.C; creator of the Babylonian Empire






Cuneiform: 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
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
Monotheism: the belief in one god







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
PrevNext