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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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A PROFESSIONAL WRITER
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SCRIBE
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A REGION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA, THE SITE OF THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS
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FERTILE CRESCENT
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A CITY THAT IS ALSO A SEPARATE, INDEPENDENT STATE
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CITY-STATE
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THE BELIEF IN MANY GODS
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POLYTHEISM
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A TRADITIONAL STORY. IN SOME CULTURES, A LEGEND THAT EXPLAINS PEOPLE'S BELIEFS
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MYTH
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MANY TERRITORIES AND PEOPLE CONTROLLED BY ONE GOVERNMENT
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EMPIRE
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THE CAPITAL OF BABYLONIA, A CITY OF GREAT WEALTH AND LUXURY
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BABYLON
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A GROUP OF TRAVELERS JOURNEYING TOGETHER
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CARAVAN
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A MARKET SELLING DIFFERENT KINDS OF GOODS
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BAZAAR
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A RELIGION THAT DEVELOPED IN ANCIENT PERSIA
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ZOROASTRIANISM
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AN ORGANIZED LIST OF LAWS AND RULES
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CODE
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THE KING OF BABYLON FROM 1792 TO 1750 BC, CREATOR OF THE BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
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HAMMURABI
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GROUPS OF WEDGES AND LINES USED TO WRITE SEVERAL LANGUAGES OF THE FERTILE CRESCENT
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CUNEIFORM
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A SET OF SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENT THE SOUNDS OF A LANGUAGE
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ALPHABET
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THE BELIEF IN ONE GOD
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MONOTHEISM
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A TIME WHEN THERE IS SO LITTLE FOOD THAT MANY PEOPLE STARVE
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FAMINE
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TO FORCE SOMEONE TO LIVE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
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EXILE
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A BINDING AGREEMENT
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COVENANT
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AN ISRAELITE LEADER WHOM THE TORAH CREDITS WITH LEADING THE ISRAELITES FROM EGYPT TO CANAAN
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MOSES
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A RELIGIOUS TEACHER WHO IS REGARDED AS SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS FOR GOD OR FOR A GOD
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PROPHET
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THE SCATTERING OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A COMMON BACKGROUND OR BELIEFS
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DIASPORA
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