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20 Cards in this Set
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Scribe
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Someone who is a professional writer and writes for someone who can not write
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City-State
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A city that is also a separate, independent state
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Polytheism
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The belief in many gods
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Myth
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A traditional story; in someone cultures, a legend that explains peoples beliefs
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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 whells
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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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Group of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Cresent
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Famine
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A time were so little food that many people starve
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Exile
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To force someone to live in another country
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Alphabet
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A set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language
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Monotheism
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The belief in one god
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Ziggurat
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A temple for heaven
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Moses
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An Israelite leader whom the Torah credits with leading the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan
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Torah
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It is a scroll of parchment paper containing the first five books of the hebrew scriptures
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Covenant
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A promise made by god
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Diaspora
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The scattering of people who have a common belief or background
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Prophet
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A religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for a God or god
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