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15 Cards in this Set
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cuneiform |
a type of writing |
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scribe |
an official writer |
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silt |
loose soil carried by water |
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droughts |
long periods of time without rain |
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levee |
a wall that keeps rivers within its banks |
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decade |
ten years |
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century |
100 years |
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Abraham |
A founder of Judaism led his family from Ur to Canaan |
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Judaism |
A religion found in the Hebrew bible |
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Canaan |
Presents-day Israel and Palestine in what was the southwestern portion of fertile crescent west of the Jordan river |
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covenant |
a promise or a special agreement |
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Moses |
Prophet who led the Israelite out of slavery in Egypt |
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prophet |
a person who speaks god |
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aqueduct |
carries water from 30 miles away |
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code of law |
a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government |
