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13 Cards in this Set
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emperor
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the ruler of an empire
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taxation
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the practice of requiring people to pay taxes to support a government
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Code of Hammurabi
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the collection of laws organized by Hammurabi for the people of Babylon to follow
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equal justice
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fair treatment under the law
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monothesm
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a belif in 1 G-d
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covenant
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an agreement
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Ten Commandments
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a set of laws for responsible behavior, which, according to the bible, were given to Moses by G-d
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Judaism
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the religion of the Jewish people
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Torah
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Jewish scriptures; the first five books of Moses
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colony
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a settlement seperated from, but under the control of, a home country
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cultural diffusion
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the spreade of ideas from one place to others
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barter
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the exchange of 1 good or service for another
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money economy
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an economic system based on money rather than on barter
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