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30 Cards in this Set
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An economy based on trading goods and services.
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barter
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Territory settled and ruled by people from a distant land.
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colony
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A binding agreement.
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covenant
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Sumerian wedge-shaped writing.
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cuneiform
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Scattering of people.
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diaspora
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A simpler form of Egyptian writing for everyday use.
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demotic
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Items or rituals used with burial of a dead body.
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funerary
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Egyptian picture-writing
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Hieroglphics
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Believing in only one god.
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monotheisim
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Carved, four sided pillar, honors famous Egyptians.
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obelisk
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Plant used for making a paper-like material.
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papyrus
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Large tomb used to bury the dead and prepare them for an after-life.
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pyramid
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It helped to decipher the mystery of ancient hieroglyphics.
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Rosetta Stone
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A stone coffin.
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sarcophagus
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A governor who oversaw a province in the empire of Darius.
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satrap
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Fine particles of soil easily carried by wind or water.
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silt
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Laws that the Hebrews believed Moses had received from God.
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The Ten Commandments
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The sacred text of the Hebrews.
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Torah
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A sacred building used for religious purposes.
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temple
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Sumerian shrine for chief god or goddess of the city.
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ziggurat
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First set of written laws.
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Hammurabi's Code
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The king who created a centralize state by united Upper & Lower Egypt.
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Menes
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Built the first empire known to history.
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Sargon
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Brought the art of iron-making to Mesopotamia
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Hittites
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Babylonian king whose empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Bulid the Hanging Gardens, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Persian emperor who unified and controlled territory from Asia Minor to India.
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Darius
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Rejected Persian gods and taught the good would go to paradise and evildoers would be condemned to suffering, views similar to Judaism & Christianity.
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Zoroaster
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"Carriers of Civilization" Sea traders, glassmakers and alphebet makers.
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Phoenicians
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A strong code of moral standards for behavior.
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ethics
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Spiritual leaders who emerged to do God's will.
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prophets
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