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| plateau | an area of flat land that rises above the surrounding land. |
| drought | A long period of dry weather |
| cunnieform | A system of writing that used wedged shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects:developed in accient Sumer |
| city-state | A self governing city, often with surrounding lands and villages |
| ziggurat | A large temple located in the centers of accient Sumeriancities |
| polytheism | the belief in nany gods ands goddesses. |
| Code of Law | A written set of laws that apply to everyone under government |
| Judaism | The religion of the Jewish people. |
| Torah | the first five books of the Hebrew Bible containing the laws and teachings of Judaism |
| montheism | The belief in one God. |
| Ten Comandmants | According to the hebrew laws God gave to Moses on Mount Sania |
| Sabbath | A weekly day of rest, prayer, and study |
| Diaspora | The scattering of Jews to many parts of the world |
