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17 Cards in this Set
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Code |
an organized list of laws. |
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empire |
many territories and peoples controlled by one government |
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monotheseium |
the belief of one god |
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Fertile Crescent |
a region in southwest Asia; site of first civilization |
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Babylon |
the capital of Babylonia, a city with great wealth and luxury |
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myth |
a legend that explains people's beliefs |
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cuneiform |
a system of writing made of lines and wedges that was used to write several languages in the Fertile Crescent |
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bazaar |
a market selling different kinds of goods |
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exile |
when someone is forced to live in another country |
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scribe |
a professional writer |
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caravan |
a group of traders that travel together |
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polytheism |
the belief in many gods |
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city-state |
a city that is also a separate, independent state |
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Hammurabi |
the king of Babylon who created the Babylonian Empire |
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battering ram |
a powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels |
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alphabet |
a set of symbols that represent the sound of a language |
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famine |
a time when there is so little food that many people starve |
