| A | B |
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| Hammurabi | Ruler of Babylon, Brought about the "Eye for an Eye" Code |
| Cyrus the Great | Created the Persian Empire |
| Darius | Took Over the Persian Empire after Cyrus' Death |
| Hapshetsut | A Female Pharoah Who Ruled Over the Egyptian Empire |
| Ramses II | Most Powerful Pharoah in the Egyptian Empire |
| Abraham | Consider the Founder of the Israelite Nation and the Jewish Religion |
| Moses | Stood Up to the Egyptian Pharoah and Led the Sons of Israel (slaves) Out of Egypt |
| Polytheistic | Means a Belief in Many Gods |
| Monotheistic | Means a Belief in One God |
| Cultural Diffusion | The Spread of a People's Culture |
| Scribes | Specially Trained People Who Could Read, Write, and Keep Records |
| Artisan | Skilled Craftsman |
| Ziggurat | A Pyramid-Like Temple Dedicated to a god or goddess |
| Cuneiform | Wedge-Shaped Writing of the Ancient Sumerians |
| Empire | A Group of States or Territories Controlled by one Ruler |
| Pictogram | A Drawing Used in Place of a Picture |
| Delta | A Triangular Area of Marshland Left by Silt When a River Floods |
| Papyrus | Paper Made From a Plant and Used by Egyptians |
| Mummification | The Preservation of Bodies for the Afterlife, Practiced by Egyptians |
| Pharoah | Ancient Egyptian Rulers |
| Hieroglyphics | A Form of Picture Writing Developed by Ancient Egyptians |
| Dynasty | A Ruling Family |
| Covenant | A Binding Agreement |
| Diaspora | The Scattering of People |
| Nile | The Most Important River to the Egyptians |
| Rivers | _______were what early civilizations were located near. |
| Fertile Crescent | The arc of land that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is called the ________. |
| Hammurabi's Code | The first WRITTEN set of laws. |
| slaves | Ancient civilizations used ______for labor. |
| life after death | Ancient Egyptians believed in _______. |
| Hebrews | The first people to practice monotheism were the __________. |
| Ten Commandments | Moral laws for Hebrews |
| The Torah | The sacred book of teachings for the Hebrew people was the ________. |
| Bureaucracy | A group of officials who do certain jobs for government is a __________. |
