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