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16 Cards in this Set
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scribes |
a professional writer that kept records for kings and chief priests |
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city-state |
a city with its own traditions, government, and laws |
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polytheism |
the belief in many gods |
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myth |
a legend that explains people's beliefs |
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empire |
an area of many territories and people that are controlled by one government |
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caravans |
groups of traders that travel together |
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bazaars |
a market selling different kinds of goods |
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code |
an organized list of laws |
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cuneiform |
a form of Sumerian writing that uses lines and wedges |
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alphabet |
a set of symbols; one symbol for each sound |
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monotheism |
belief in one true God |
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famine |
a period of time in a certain area when there is so little food that people starve |
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exile |
to force to live in another country |
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covenant |
a binding agreement |
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prophet |
one of the religious leaders who told the Israelites what God wanted them to do |
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diaspora |
a scattering of people |
