| A | B |
|---|
| moral standards of behavior | ethics |
| Egyptian god of the underworld | Osiris |
| a territory ruled by outsiders | colony |
| to arrange and set down in writing (as with laws) | codify |
| the most sacred text in Judaism | Torah |
| triangular area of marshland at the mouth of some rivers | delta |
| large, stepped platform | ziggarut |
| ruling family | dynasty |
| Egypt's first female ruler | Hatshepsut |
| a region of the Middle East with rich soil and wheat fields | Fertile Crescent |
| spiritual leader who interprets God's will | prophet |
| Persian founder of a new religion | Zoroaster |
