| A | B |
| Cods | an organized list of laws and rules |
| Hammurabi | the king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750 B.c; creator of the Babylonian Empire. |
| cuneiform | groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent |
| conflict | a disagreement |
| document | anything written that conveys information |
| Alphabet | : a set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language. |
| monotheism | the belief in one god |
| famine | a time when there is so little food that many people starve. |
| exile | to force someone to live in anther country |
| enrich | to make richer |
| conduct | : to manager; direct |
| Covenant | a binding agreement |
| Moses | an Israelite leader whom the Torah credits with leading the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan |
| prophet | a religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or for a god |
| Diaspora | the scattering common background or beliefs |
| generation | a single stage in the history of a family |
| preserve | to keep, protect, or save |