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9 Cards in this Set
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empire
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A group of different cultures or lands and people led by one powerful ruler
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emperor
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the ruler of en empirer
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Fertile Crescent
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Land that stretched in a curve from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf that has rich soil and water for farming
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Hammurabi
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A ruler of Babylonian empire from 1792 to 1750 BC who developed written laws for empire
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code of laws
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set of written rules for people to obey such as the ones developed in Babylon
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justice
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fair treatment, which was the term for goal of Hammurabi's laws
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exile
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act of being forced to leave one's homeland for another land often far away
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tribute
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forced payment made by one ruler to another for protection
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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artificial mountain covered by trees and plants built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife. One of the 7 wonders of the world
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