| Term | Definition |
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ASSYRIANS |
traders and fierce warriors, capital at Nineveh |
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Ashurbanipal |
last great king of Assyria |
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Ashurbanipal's Library |
first known library, destroyed with the city of Nineveh |
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barter |
exchange of one good or service for another |
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covenant |
an agreement |
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HEBREWS |
nomads from Canaan, slaves in Egypt, |
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Moses |
led the Hebrews out of Egypt back to Canaan |
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Jerusalem |
The Holy City, center of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
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Judaism |
religion of the Jewish people |
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King Saul, King David, and King Solomon |
three greatest Hebrew kings |
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Monotheism |
belief in only ONE GOD, practiced by the Hebrews |
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Ten Commandments |
a set of laws for responsible behavior, given to Moses by God |
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Torah |
Jewish scriptures; the first five books of the Bible |
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Ark of the Covenant |
golden chest made to hold the 10 Commandments |
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The Dead Sea |
a salt lake between Israel and Jordan in the Middle East, nothing grows in or near it |
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ASSYRIANS |
traders and fierce warriors, capital at Nineveh |
|
Ashurbanipal |
last great king of Assyria |
|
Ashurbanipal's Library |
first known library, destroyed with the city of Nineveh |
|
barter |
exchange of one good or service for another |
|
covenant |
an agreement |
|
HEBREWS |
nomads from Canaan, slaves in Egypt, |
|
Moses |
led the Hebrews out of Egypt back to Canaan |
|
Jerusalem |
The Holy City, center of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
|
Judaism |
religion of the Jewish people |
|
King Saul, King David, and King Solomon |
three greatest Hebrew kings |
|
Monotheism |
belief in only ONE GOD, practiced by the Hebrews |
|
Ten Commandments |
a set of laws for responsible behavior, given to Moses by God |
|
Torah |
Jewish scriptures; the first five books of the Bible |
|
Ark of the Covenant |
golden chest made to hold the 10 Commandments |
|
The Dead Sea |
a salt lake between Israel and Jordan in the Middle East, nothing grows in or near it |