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a professional writer
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City-State
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city and city with its own traditions and its own government and laws; both a city and a separate independent state
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polytheism
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the belief in many gods
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monotheism
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the belief in one god
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myth
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a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains peoples beliefs
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Empire
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many territories and people who are controlled by one government
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caravan
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a group of traders traveling together
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bazaar
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a market selling different kinds of goods
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code
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an organized list of laws of rule
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cuneiform
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a form of writing that uses wedges and line; used to write several language of the Fertile Crescent
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famine
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a time when there is so little food and people starve
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exile
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to force someone to live in another country
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covenant
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a binding agreement
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prophet
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a religious leader who told the Israelites what God wanted them to know
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diaspora
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the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
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alphabet
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a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language
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