| A | B |
|---|
| cuneiform | the world's first system of writing |
| pictographs | picture symbols |
| scribe | writer |
| epics | long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
| architecture | the science of building |
| ziggurat | a pyramid-shaped temple tower |
| monarch | a ruler of a kingdom or empire |
| Hammurabi's Code | a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life |
| chariot | a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle |
| Nebuchadnezzar | the most famous Chaldean King, rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city |
| Assyrian Army | most powerful fighting force the world had ever seen |
| alphabet | a set of letters that can be combined to form words. |
| Phoenicia | had few resources, but did have Cedar trees |
