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32 Cards in this Set
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MONOTHEISM
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the belief in one god
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POLYTHEISM
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the belief in many gods
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LEX TALIONIS
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law of retaliation
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STYLUS
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sharp reed which is was used for writing cuneiform
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CITY-STATE
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a city that is also separate independent state
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SCRIBE
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a professional writer
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EMPIRE
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many territories and peoples 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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BATTERING RAM
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a powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels
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CODE
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an organized list of laws and rules
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CUNEIFORM
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groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages
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EXILE
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to force someone to live in another country
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FAMINE
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a time when there is so little food that many people starve
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ALPHABET
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a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language
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COVENANT
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a promise made by God
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TORAH
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is the most sacred text of Judaism that records events and laws
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DIASPORA
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the scattering of people who have the same background and/or beliefs
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PROPHET
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a religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or for a god
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DIETY
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a religious god or goddess
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MYTH
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a traditional legendary story usually concerning some being or event
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ZIGGURAT
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a structure that is used to worship the God or gods
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RETALIATION
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returning like for a like or more likely an evil for an evil (revenge)
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ASTRONOMY
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the study of the sky and stars and planets
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EXODUS
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when the Phoenicians exiled the Hebrews
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PATRIARCHAL
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a way to live where fathers and grandfathers (men) had more charge and were respected more
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CULTURAL DIFFUSION
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share background information
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CONQUEST
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to defeat different empire
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PROVERB
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a wise saying
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ETHICS
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how we govern ourselves
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LEGACY
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anything handed down from the past
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PICTOGRAPH
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a written symbol used to represent something
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