| A | B |
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| fertile crescent | fertile region in southwestern Asia |
| Tigris River | a river in southwestern Asia that flows through the Eastern part of the Fertile Crescent |
| Euphrates | a river in southwestern Asia that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent |
| Mesopotamia | the region between the Tigris and the Euphrates |
| plateau | an area of elevated flatland |
| drought | a long period of dry weather |
| Sumer | a dozen small cities near southern Mesopotamia |
| cuneiform | the system of writing invented in Sumer |
| city states | cities that govern themselves and surrounding territories |
| Ziggurat | a large building with a temple on its peak |
| polytheism | the belief in many Gods and Godesses |
| Sargon | King of Kish |
| Hammurabi | Babylon's King during 1800 BC |
| Babylonia | the emperor under Hammurabi |
| Codes of law | a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government |
| cause | something that makes something else happen |
| effect | what happens as the result of a cause |
| Abraham | founder of Judaism |
| Moses | prophet who lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt |
| Torah | the first five books of the Hebrew bible |
| Monotheism | a belief in one God |
| Ten Commandments | the laws God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai |
| Sabbath | the weekly day of rest, prayer and study |
| Jerusalem | ancient city in Western Asia, the capital of present-day Israel |
| Diaspora | the scattering of Jews to many parts of the world |
| Judaism | the religion of the Jewish people |
