Fertile Crescent Crossword Terms
empire - many territories and people controlled by one government
covenant - a binding agreement, a contract
polytheism - a belief in many gods
diaspora - a scattering of a group of people to different parts of the world
bazaar - a market, which sells different kinds of goods, in a city such as ancient Babylon
city state - state/community or city with its own separate government and laws
exile - to force someone to live in another country
prophet - a religious leader who tells what God wants them to do
code - an organized list of law
caravan - traders traveling together
monotheism - belief in only one god
cuneiform - a type of writing with wedges and lines
myth - a traditional story or legend that may explain beliefs and that may involve gods
alphabet - symbols that represent the sounds of a language
scribe - a professional writer
famine - not enough food to go around
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