| A | B |
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| Exodus | part of the Bible; tells the story of Moses and freeing of the Jews |
| Sinai Peninsula | Moses recieved the 10 Commandements here |
| Torah | first 5 books of the Bible |
| Kingdom of Israel | Formed in 922 BC. This was the only time when jews ruled themselves in ancient history. |
| Jerusalem | Capital of Israel |
| Saul | was the first king of Israel |
| David | second king of Israel |
| Solomon | was the 3rd king of Israel |
| Prophets | believed they were messengers ent to reveal god to will to Jews |
| Temple of Jerusalem | was destroyed by the Babylonians |
| Ark of the Covenant | the ten commandments |
| Western Wall | the only part of the second temple of Jerusalem that still stands today |
| Assyrians | greatest power at the time, very strong military, conquered Syria, Palestine, Babylonmilitary, conquered |
| Chariot | tow wheeled horse drawn battle car of ancient times, used also in races |
| Ninevah | on the Tigris River, Assyria's capital |
| Chaldeans | rebuilt Babylon, made Hanging Gardens, ruled from 605 to 562 BC |
| Nebuchadnezzar | Chaldean king and chief builder of Babylon |
| Hanging Gardens | made by Nebuchadnezzar as a gift for his wife, one of the seven wonders |
| Babylonian Captivity | refers to period in time when the Jews were held captive at Babylon, the Jews first wrote the books of the Bible in this time |
| Persia | had the largest empire, well-planned government, built roads and made metal coins |
| Cyrus | Persian king who conquered the Medes, northern Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, and the Phoenician cities. He also conquered the kingdom of Lydia and Greek city-states |
| Darius | divided Persia into provinces |
| Province | land divided up into sections |
| Satrap | royal governor of a province |
| Zoraoster | her believed that Ahura Mazda,the good god, and Ahrima, the the evil god, would fight for our soul |
