2.
the belief in many gods
3.
a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains people’s beliefs
4.
territories and people controlled by one government
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the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury
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a group of travelers journeying together
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a market selling different kinds of goods
8.
a religion developed in ancient Persia
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an organized set of laws
10.
the king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750 B.C.; a creator of the Babylon Empire
11.
groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
12.
a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language
14.
a time where there is so little food, many people starve
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to force someone to live in another country
17.
an Israelite leader whom the Torah credits with leading the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan
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a religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or for a god
19.
the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
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records important events and laws of the Israelites
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a city that became wealthy from selling purple dye
22.
one of two rivers that influenced farming in the Fertile Crescent(t is the starting letter)
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one of two rivers that influenced farming in the Fertile Crescent(e is the starting letter)
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the name of a powerful Assyrian ruler
25.
the name of a Babylonian leader who rebuilt the city of Babylon
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a pyramid made of terraces
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an Israelite leader who God promised a successful legacy to
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the northern part of the Fertile Crescent in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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the number of commandments in the Torah that God gave the Israelites through Moses
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the type of wood the Phoenicians were famous for selling
