| A | B |
|---|
| Assyrians | Earned the reputation for being one of the most warlike people. Built the first library. |
| Diaspora | A time when Jews were forced to leave Palestine. |
| Domesticated animals | animals that are trained for use |
| empire | several cities ruled by the same emperor |
| Hammurabi | crreated sets of laws ( code of Hammurabi). Was the first to write the laws down. |
| Hebrews | Set up the kingdom of Israel. Practiced monotheism. created the 10 Commandments |
| hierarchy | social classes |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptians form of writing |
| Lydians | Best known for using a money economy. First country to make and use coins. |
| monotheism | the belief in only one god |
| Paleolithic | A time when people hunted and gathered, lived a nomadic life style |
| Pharaoh | ruler of the Egyptians, considered gods |
| prehistoric | before events were written down or recorded |
| public works | defensive walls, irrigation systems |
| Rosetta Stone | key to translating hieroglyphics |
| shaduf | a system used for irrigation |
| silt | material carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment |
| subsistence agriculture | growing just enough to feed your family |
| theocracy | when religious leaders are in the government |
| ziggurats | religious temples |
