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Chapter 2

Chapter 2. The Fertile Crescent Vocabulary. Scribe. A professional writer. Fertile Crescent. A region in Southwest Asia Site of the first civilizations. City-state. A city that is also a separate, independent state. Polytheism. The belief in many gods. Myth. A traditional story

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Chapter 2

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  1. Chapter 2 The Fertile Crescent Vocabulary

  2. Scribe • A professional writer

  3. Fertile Crescent • A region in Southwest Asia • Site of the first civilizations

  4. City-state • A city that is also a separate, independent state

  5. Polytheism • The belief in many gods

  6. Myth • A traditional story • In some cultures, a legend that explains people’s beliefs

  7. Empire • Many territories and people controlled by one government

  8. Babylon • The capital of Babylonia • A city of great wealth and luxury

  9. Caravan • A group of traders traveling together

  10. Bazaar • A market selling different kinds of goods

  11. Battering Ram • A powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels

  12. Code • An organized list of laws and rules

  13. Cuneiform • Groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent

  14. Alphabet • A set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language

  15. Monotheism • The belief in one god

  16. Famine • A time when there is so little food that many people starve

  17. Exile • To force someone to live in another country.

  18. Covenant • A promise made by God

  19. Prophet • A religious teacher who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or for a god

  20. Diaspora • The scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs.

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