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Chapter 3
Ancient Middle East
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History
5th Grade
10/01/2013

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Ten Commandments
Definition
God's basic rules for right and wrong
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caravan
Definition
a group of people traveling together with a pack of animals
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emperor
Definition
a powerful ruler who controls an empire
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Carthage
Definition
an important Phoenician trading post in northern Africa
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Assyrians
Definition
conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel and took them captive
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Greeks
Definition
conquered the Persians
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Babylonians
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conquered the Southern Kingdom of Judah and took them captive
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Hittites
Definition
early empire builders
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coins
Definition
important to trade in ancient world
easier to handle than metal bars
more convenient than bartering
printed on both sides
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the Hanging Gardens
Definition
located in Babylon
one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World"
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purple dye
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made from murex by the Phoenicians
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Lydia
Definition
made the first coins
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Canaanites
Definition
people so busy with their wickedness that they made no great contribution to the world
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Nebuchadnezzar
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the Babylonian king who took Daniel captive and brought him to Babylon
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alphabet
Definition
the Phoenicians most valuable contribution to the world
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Babylon
Definition
the capital city of Assyria and
the city famous for the Hanging Gardens
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Baal
Definition
the chief god of the Canaanites
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Jericho
Definition
the city the Israelites captured using only shouts and trumpet blasts
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Africa, Asia, Europe
Definition
the continents that meet at the Middle East
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Hebrews
Definition
the descendants of Abraham
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Saul, David, Solomon
Definition
the first three kings of Israel
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Solomon
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the king of Israel who built the great Temple at Jerusalem
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Cyrus
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the king who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple
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Croesus
Definition
the last king of Lydia and famous for his great wealth
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Hammurabi
Definition
the leader of the Babylonians who gathered their laws and had them written down
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Dead Sea
Definition
the lowest place on the earth's land surface
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Jordan River
Definition
the most important river in Israel
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Bedouins
Definition
the nomadic Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula
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papyrus
Definition
the plant used to make a paper-like material
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minting
Definition
the process of making coins
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Jonah
Definition
the prophet sent by God to warn Ninevah
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Daniel
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the prophet who had great influence on the Babylonian Empire
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barter
Definition
trade conducted by giving goods for other desired goods
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millstones
Definition
used in ancient times to grind grain
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rested
Definition
what did most people of the Middle East do after they ate at noon
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