Chapter 2 Vocab: Mesopotamia Flashcards
A city that functions as a separate, independent state
city-state
A traditional story that tells people’s beliefs
myth
Exotic marketplace in Phoenicia
bazaar
Script from Mesopotamia that used symbols to represent people, places, and things
cuneiform
A binding agreement made between people
covenant
A time when many people starve
famine
To force someone to leave to live somewhere else
exile
A group of travelers journeying together
caravan
The belief in one god
monotheism
Symbols for writing that represent sounds
alphabet
A scattering of a group of people with a similar background or beliefs
diaspora
The belief in many gods
polytheism
A person who speaks for God or a god
prophet
A territory or group of people controlled by one government
empire
A professional writer
scribe
A region in southwest Asia; the site of the first civilizations
Fertile Crescent
The capital of Babylonia
Babylon
A religion that developed in Ancient Persia
Zoroastrianism
Creator of the Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi
Israelite leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt and back to Canaan
Moses
