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211674805ZigguratsSumerian temples made of sun-dried brick0
211674806CuneiformSumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets1
211674807Epic of GilgameshThe Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literary fiction.2
211674808Lex talionisLaw of retribution "an eye for an eye"3
211674809Yahweha name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH4
211674810SumeriansPeople who dominated Southern Mesopotamia through the end of the 3rd Millennium BCE. Responsible for the creation of irrigation technology, cunieform, and religious conceptions.5
211674811Babyloniansthey extended their own empire and therefore helped bring civilization to the Middle East; Hammurabi introduced his code of law; it established rules of procedure for courts of law and regulated property rights and the duties of family members, setting harsh punishments for crimes6
211674812AssyriansKnown as a warrior people who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries; their empire stretched from east to north of the Tigris River all the way to centeral Egypt; used ladders, weapons like iron-tipped spears, daggers and swords, tunnels, and fearful military tactics to gain strength in their empire7
211674813PhoeniciansSailing and trading people who had many colonies on the Mediterranean coast8
211674814Torah(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written9
211674815HittitesA people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age. With wealth from the trade in metals and military power based on chariot forces, the hittites vied with New Kingdom Egypt over Syria (p.64)10
211674816Hebrewsa New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him11
211674817IsrealitesDescendants of Jacob living in Egypt12
211674818Jewsfollowers of judaism13
211674819Monotheismbelief in a single God14
211674820Polytheismbelief in multiple Gods15
211674821Sargon of Akkadan ancient Mesopotamian ruler who reigned approximately 2334-2279 BC, and was one of the earliest of the world's great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran). He established the region's first Semitic dynasty and was considered the founder of the Mesopotamian military tradition.16
211674822HammurabiBabylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)17
211674823Abrahamthe first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac18
211674824David(Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites19
211674825Solomon(Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC)20
211674826Nebuchadnezzar(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)21
211674827Ashurbanipalking of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)22
211674828Moses(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus23
211674829Ten commandmentsthe biblical commandments of Moses24
211674830Indo-europeanA family of languages consisting of most of the languages of Europe as well as those of Iran, the Indian subcontinent, and other parts of Asia25

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