| A | B |
|---|
| Fertile Crescent | strip of land that was fertile |
| Mesopotamia | means land between two rivers |
| Drought | a long period of dry weather |
| Famine | a lack of food |
| Surplus | an extra supply of food |
| Barter | exchange of one product for another without money |
| City-State | a self-governing city and lands |
| Ziggurats | huge structures used as tombs |
| Cuneiform | wedge-shaped symbols used for writing |
| Code of Hammurabi | first set of laws |
| Hammurabi | A mighty Babylonian ruler |
| Abraham | a great Hebrew leader |
| Moses | shared the 10 commandments |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| King Solomon | his name means "peace" |
