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| A region in South West Asia that was the site of the world's first civilizations |
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| A city that is also a separate, independent state |
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| Stories about gods that explain people's beliefs |
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| an area of many territories and peoples that are controlled by one government |
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| the capital of Babylonia; A city of great wealth and luxury |
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| A group of travelers journeying together |
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| A market selling different kinds of goods |
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| A religion that developed in ancient Persia |
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| an organized list of laws and rules |
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| The king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750 B.C. |
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| Groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent |
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| A set of symbols that represent the sound of a language |
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| A time when there is so little food that many people starve |
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| To force someone to live in another country |
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| An Israelite leader whom the Torah credits with leading the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan |
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| A religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or for a god |
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| The scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs |
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