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Moral and religious law code of the Hebrews that was given to Moses
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Persian religion that saw the world as good vs. evil. Influenced later religions
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Military conflict in which Greek city-states successfully fought off much larger Persian armies and kept their independence.
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Dividing government responsibilities among different state officials, such as the satraps in Persia.
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Belief in one god
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Conquered the Persian Empire
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Allowing people to follow their own religious and cultural practices, Persians were known for this.
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Built under Darius to improve communication across the Persian Empire
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The spread of Jews outside of Israel
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Having to do with an empire
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Invented by the Phoenicians and used symbols to represent sounds
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The monotheistic religion of the Hebrew people
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African civilization south of Egypt on the Nile River.
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Father of the Hebrew people. Considered the founder of Judaism and is also recognized in Christianity and Islam.
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Governors of Persian provinces (started by Darius)
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a group of nations under one government or ruler
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Persian king who created an imperial bureaucracy, and expanded the road system
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The river settled by the Hebrew people.
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Any territory separated from, but subject to, a ruling power. Usually established to send resources back to the home country. Phoenicians created these along the Mediterranean coast, including Carthage.
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Persian king who ended the Jewish Exile
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Holy writings of Judaism
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The Hebrews/Jews were forced to live in Babylon instead of along the Jordan River
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Hebrew leader who received the Ten Commandments, and led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
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Followers of Judaism
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