| A | B |
|---|
| AKHENATON | monotheistic Egyptian pharaoh |
| APOCALYPTIC | a great final battle at the end of the world |
| AZTEC | civilization in central Mexico, emphasized theriomorphs, calendar, human sacrifice |
| COMMON ERA | period of time after the birth of Jesus, previously known as A.D. |
| DIVINATION | predicting the future, a major activity in ancient Babylon |
| EGYPT | civilization which arose along the Nile river, emphasized theriomorphs and afterlife |
| DUALISM | the view of reality that there are two different components or forces |
| HAMMURABI | Babylonian king who developed written code of laws |
| INCA | mountain empire in South America; emphasized priests, confession, human sacrifice |
| MAYA | civilization in Yucatan and Central America; emphasized multiple creation myths, theriomorphs, human sacrifice, calendars |
| MESOPOTAMIA | region between Tigris and Euphrates rivers; emphasized creation myths, divination, polytheism |
| PANTHEON | a structured hierarchy of deities; found among Mesopotamians, Aztecs, Mayas |
| PRIEST | religious figure of early civilizations; conducts rituals of sacrifice |
| ZOROASTER | Persian monotheistic, dualist prophet; preached apocalypticism, angels, resurrection |
