| A | B |
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| ziggurats | temples built by the Sumerians for political & religious ceremonies |
| cuneiform | wedge-shaped writing developed by the Sumerians |
| Moses | the Jewish leader who led his people out of Egypt |
| monotheism | the belief in one God |
| Sumerians | the first civilization to develop in the Fertile Crescent |
| Mesopotamia | Land between the rivers |
| Tigris & Euphrates | The two rivers of Mesopotamia... area where the first civilization developed |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler who developed a set of laws for his people |
| writing | The Sumerians developed this first system allowing trade to flourish. |
| Judaism | The oldest monotheistic faith. |
| Babylonian king | Hammurabi was the best known... |
