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Ch. 2 Social Studies

Jada Allen
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Silt

 loose fertile soil carried by water
Photo by Travis S.
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drought

long periods without rain 
Photo by r.nial.bradshaw
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levee

wall that keeps rivers inside its banks
Photo by an agent
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irrigation

a system of canals 
Photo by vgm8383
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erostion

decomposing of soil
Photo by mugley
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cuneiform

earliest form of writing
Photo by nathanm
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scribe

an official writer
Photo by abac077
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city-state

self-governing city that governs near by villages
Photo by james_gordon_losangeles
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ziggurat

temple with a flat top
Photo by Penn State Libraries Pictures Collection
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polytheism

belief in many gods
Photo by Stuck in Customs
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empire

to concore many different
Photo by Dave_B_
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Gilgamesh

tried to find out  how people could live forever
Photo by tonynetone
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code of law

a written set of laws
Photo by Prof. Mortel
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aqueduct

a razed waterway
Photo by edsalkeld
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Hammurabi

king of Babylon
Photo by Prof. Mortel
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Judaism

found in the Hebrew Bible
Photo by zeevveez
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covenant

a special agreement
Photo by MykReeve
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prophet

a person who speaks for God
Photo by Waiting For The Word
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Torah

means "to teach"
Photo by stevegarfield
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monotheism

belief in only one God
Photo by Hindrik S
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ten commandments

core of Jewish religion
Photo by Rob Sheridan
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Diaspora

the scattering of Jews
Photo by Nick in exsilio
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Abraham

was a prophet
Photo by onkel_wart (thomas lieser)
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Moses

led the Israelites out of Egypt
Photo by More Good Foundation

Jada Allen