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VOCAB I
VOCAB II
CIVILIZATIONS
MISC.
CIVILIZATIONS II
100
an organized list of laws and rules
What is code
100
the belief in one god
What is monotheism
100
This made Hammurabi's code so significant
What is they were the first laws that were written down
100
The Phoenician alphabet made it easier for people in the ancient world to do this
What is learn to read or write or trade
100
This made the Israelites unique among other ancient people of this time
What is monotheism
200
the belief in many gods
What is polytheism
200
in Mesopotamia, people eventually combined symbols into a script known as this
What is cuneiform
200
this made babylon an important crossroads of trade
What is its location between cities in the north and the south
200
This allowed the poenicians to become a thriving and wealthy region
What is dyed cloth or valuable wood
200
Each Mesopotamian city-state had its own this
What is god or goddess
300
a story that explains people's beliefs
What is myth
300
a group of travelers journeying together is called a(n)
What is caravan
300
this helped the Phoenicians spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area
What is using ships to trade with others
300
Mespotamia was located on land between this
What is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
300
612 B.C. the Medes and Chaldeans joined forces to do this
What is destroy the Assyrian Empire
400
a time when people starve because there is so little food
What is famine
400
symbols for writing that represent sounds are called this
What is alphabet
400
the babylonians and Israelites have this in common
What is both had a code of laws
400
the Persians spread this through conquest and trade
What is Religion, system of bureaucracy, or science
400
Writing first developed in this place
What is Mesopotamia
500
many territories and people who are controlled by one government
What is empire
500
a religious leader who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or a god
What is prophet
500
This is a common characteristic of cities in Sumer
What is separate city-states or politically independant
500
This was the first written set of laws
What is Hammurabi's Code
500
The settling in Canaan was a major event for this group
Who are the Israelites