| A | B |
|---|
| scribe | professional writers who were the only people who kept records for kings and priests |
| city-state | a city with its own traditions,gods or godesses, government, and laws |
| polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| empire | mant territories and people who are controlled by one government |
| code | an organized list of laws or rules |
| cuneiform | a form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines |
| alphabet | a set of symbols that represents the sounds of a language |
| monotheism | the belief in one god |
| famine | a time when there is so little food that many people starve |
| exile | to force someone to live in another country |
| covenant | a binding agreement |
| prophet | a religious leader who told the Israelites what god wanted them to do |
| diaspora | the scattering of people who have a common background or belief |
| tribute | money sent from one country to another to show superiority |
| aqueduct | a structure that carries water over long distances |
| astronomy | the study of the planets, stars, moon and other objects in the universe. |
