Fertile Crescent Flashcards
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Fertile Crescent
a region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
city-state
a city that is also a separate, independent state
polytheism
belief in many gods
myth
a traditional story
empire
many territories and peoples controlled by one government
caravan
a group of traders travelling together
Babylon
the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth, evil, and luxury
bazaar
a market selling different kinds of goods
battering ram
a powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels
code
an organized list of laws and rules
Hammurabi
created the Babylonian Empire; the king of Babylon
cuneiform
groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
alphabet
a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language
monotheism
belief in one god
famine
time when there is so little food that many people starve
exile
to force someone to live in another country
covenant
an agreement between two parties; often in reference to an agreement between God and His people
Moses
an Israelite leader who wrote the Torah and led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
prophet
an individual who conveys God’s message to His people
diaspora
the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
