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region of the Middle East in which civilizations first arose
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region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; Greek word meaning land between the rivers
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region of the Middle East in which civilizations first arose
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region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; Greek word meaning land between the rivers
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A group of ancient city-states in southern Mesopotamia; the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia.
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An epic poem from Mesopotamia, is among the earliest surviving works of literature
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A group organized by rank
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in ancient Mesopotamia, a large, stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city's chief god or goddess
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in the ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks
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established first known empire by conquering his neighboring city-states of Sumer
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ruler of the First Babylonian Empire; first to publish the law; not knowing the law was no longer an excuse for breaking the law
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to arrange or set down in writing
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branch of law that deals with private rights and matters
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branch of law that deals with offenses against others
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ruler of Second Babylonian Empire; rebuilt Babylon as his capital; given credit for building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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economic system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another
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economic system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of an agreed value
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Persian philosopher who taught of Ahura Mazda as a monotheistic god who fought evil; help to unite the large Persian Empire
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territory settled and ruled by people from another land
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writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound
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triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
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ruling family
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system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority
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chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt
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performed the job of pharaoh although a woman; established trade routes; Egypt prospered under her leadership
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stepson of Hatshepsut; known as the "Napoleon of Egypt" to historians; stretched Egyptian borders to their greatest extent
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last of the great pharaohs; ruled 66 years; died at age 90; extended Egypt to Syria again
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Egyptian lord of the gods; pharaoh received authority to rule from him
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Egyptian god of the dead
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Egyptian god of women, Egyptian goddess of fertility
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attempted to shift Egypt from polytheistic to a monotheistic religion; attempt failed
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the preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth
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system of writing in which pictures called hieroglyphs represent objects, concepts, or sounds
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plant used in ancient Egypt for paper, clothing, furniture, etc.
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Stone monument that includes the same passage carved in hieroglyphics, demotic script, and Greek and that was used to decipher the meanings of many hieroglyphs
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led the slaves out of Egypt, and restored the covenant with God, and created the Ten Commandments.
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(Son of David) Undertook the task of turning the city of Jerusalem into an impressive capital; built the great temple in Jerusalem
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Men held the great legal and moral authority
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Holy day for rest/worship
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A person who the ancient Israelites thought was instructed by God
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Moral standards of behaviour
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Communities of Jews scattered all over the world
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Father of Israelite people
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Israelites' most sacred book
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A binding agreement
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To figure out the meaning of written passages
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A large waterfall
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Egyptian kings; organized a strong centralized state
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The 2nd king of the Israelites; united tribes into single nation