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Fertile Crescent
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Where-it is area around the Tigris and Euphrates river. also known as Mesopotamia
geography-very fertile but the flooding is unpredictable -very easy to invade because it is surrounded by grassland |
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Tigris and Euphrates
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The two rivers form the center of the Fertile Crescent
The flood unpredictably |
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Cuneiform
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The Sumerian form of writing
Had 600 sings Written in clay with a stylus |
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Sumerian Math
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Sumerians were the first to divide circles and time into unit 60
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Hammurabi
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He was a Babylonian king who is known for his strict code
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Murex
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The shell that the Phoenicians used to make the purple dye that they were famous for
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Phoenicians
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They lived on the western end of the Fertile Crescent
they were traders famous for their purple dye and their alphabet |
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Money Economy
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A trade system that uses coin money instead of bater
it was invented by the Lydians |
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The Twelve Tribes of Israel
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The 12 sons if Jacob, Abraham's grandson each started a separate family group known as the Twelve Tribes of Israel
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Exodus
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A part of the Bible about the HEbrew's journey out of Egypt and back to Casnan
They were led by Moses |
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The Ten Commandments
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Moses was given these on the top of Mt.Sinal and brought them back to his people
They are rules about how to worship god-covenant |
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Hebrews
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The group of people that descendent from Abraham and became the Jewish people
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King David
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He follows Saul and he conquered and rebuilt the city of Jewish
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King solomon
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David's son added to Israel's wealth and power
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King Saul
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The first king of Israel
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Yahweh
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The Hebrew name for god
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Judeo-Christian Ethics
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The name for the basis of monotheistic religions
It emphasizes good behavior |
