http://www.biblebc.

com/music/Abraham
%20Song.html
Abraham- the father of Isaac and Ishmael in the bible

http://www.penn.museum/sites/iraq/?page_id=24
City-state- a city that functions independently, as a sovereign country

http://www.setapartpeople.com/introductioncovenants-part-1
Covenant- a promise or formal agreement

http://vanbreda.org/gallery/index.php/Origins-ofAccounting/cuneiform
Cuneiform- Sumarian writing

http://www.iranchamber.com/history/cyrus/cyrus.php
Cyrus the Great- Leader whom arose among the Persians who changes everything

http://www.livius.org/person/darius-the-great/
Darius I-New leader who rose to rule Persia.

https://mapshop.com/classroom/HISTORY/World/Je
wish-Diaspora-map.asp
Diaspora- the exile of people from their own land

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism
Dualism- A teaching that the world is controlled by two opposing forces. Good and Evil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty_(TV_series)
Dynasty- ongoing reign or influence of a powerful family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=w8BzzUdzUn0
Exodus- a departure, usually on a large scale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent
Fertile crescent- historic agricultural Middle Eastern area

http://looklex.com/e.o/hammurabi.htm
Hammurabi- Amorite king who became the king of Babylon

http://www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/30878Massive-migration-from-the-steppe-is-a-source-for-Indo-European-languages-in-Europe/page11
Indo-Europeans- The tribes who invaded Mesopotamia

http://www.cht.nhs.uk/patients/chaplaincy/judaism/
Judaism- beliefs and practices of the Jewish people

https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/Zq8ou_Gj59a
AfQ/mesopotamia
Mesopotamia- ancient region in what is now modern Iraq

http://pixshark.com/monotheism-symbols.htm
Monotheism- belief in a single god, held in many world regions

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/moses103.php
Moses- Leader who led the Jews to the Exodus

https://annoyzview.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/nebuchadnezzar-iia-villain-or-hero/
Nebuchadnezzar II- Chaldean king who was known as both a warrior and a builder

https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/patriarch-kirillopposed-the-decision-of-the-strasbourg-court-to-ban-crucifixes-from-italian-schools/
Patriarch- male head of an extended family

http://fashions-cloud.com/pages/h/hindupolytheism/
Polytheism- the belief in many deities

http://fashions-cloud.com/pages/s/sargon-of-akkad/
Sargon I- Akkadian ruler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satrap
Satrap- provincial ruler in ancient Persia; a despot

http://www.e-mongol.com/photos_gallery1.htm
Steppes- Arid grassland, north of the Black Sea

http://www.myjewishlearning.com/rabbis-withoutborders/is-torah-just-for-jews/
Torah- name given to the five Books of Moses in the Bible

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/300-xerxes-frank-millerzack-synder-iranian-american-wrestles-with-300-and-xerxes/
Xerxes- The son of Darius who succeeded after his father

http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2009/dec/18/1
Ziggurat- an ancient tower with a spiraling stairway

https://colleenday.wordpress.com/tag/zoroaster/
Zoroaster- Created the religion Zoroastrianism