Brianna Stokes

a mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock carried and deposited by water

a long period of dry weather

a wall built along a riverbank to prevent flooding

the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes

the gradual wearing away of soil and rock by wind, glaciers,or water

a form of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds 

a professional writer who kept records and copied letters 

a self-governing city, often with surrounding lands and villages

a large pyramid with several stories

the belief in many gods and goddesses 

 group of lands and people ruled by one government 

Legendary Mesopotamian king and hero

a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government

a raised, arched structure built to carry water over long distances

King of the Babylon Empire

the religion of the Jewish people

a special agreement

a person who is believed to speak for God

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

a belief in one God

according to the Hebrew Bible the laws God gave to Moses

the scattering of Jew to many parts of the world

founder of Judaism

Prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt

King of Israel who made Jerusalem his capitol

son of David and king of Israel