| A | B |
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| Fertile Crescent | An area of fertile land in the Middle East |
| Tigris River | An Asian rive that is a tributary of the Euphrates River |
| Euphrates River | A river in southwestern Asia that flows into the Persian Gulf |
| Middle East | The area from Libya to Afghanistan, also called Mideast. |
| Mesopotamia | An ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates |
| Torah | The first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| Temple | A place dedicated to the service or worship of a god or gods |
| Diaspora | The scattering of Jews to many parts of the world |
| Sabbath | The weekly day of rest, prayer and study |
| Ziggurat | A large building with a temple on its peak |
| Ten Commandments | Laws given by God to Moses at Mount Sinai |
| Judaism | Religion of the Jewish people |
| Monotheism | Belief in one god |
| Polytheism | A belief in many gods and goddesses |
| Cuneiform | A system of writing invented in Sumer |
| Plateau | An area of flat, elevated land |
| Code of Law | A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government |
| Drought | A long period of dry weather |
| Conquered | To defeat or subdue by force |
| City-state | A self-governing city and its surrounding villages |
