New Centers of Civilization & Rise of New Empires

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  1. 2. Religion with only one god.
  2. 4. Persian king with a reputation for mercy, wisdom and compassion during his conquests
  3. 6. Greek leader who invaded and conquered the Persian Empire
  4. 7. Assyrian name of one of the world's oldest library.
  5. 8. The Phoenician alphabet influenced this other alphabet
  6. 10. Empire in western Asia that threatened the power of Egyptians
  7. 11. Exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire by 700 B.C.E.
  8. 14. Jews were taken as slaves to Babylonia & lived in captivity until this empire freed them.
  9. 17. Chaldean king who made Babylonia the center of his empire.
  10. 18. Testament The first half of the Bible is used by Jews; The Hebrew Bible
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  1. 1. Monotheistic religion from Persia based on the teachings of Zoroaster (born in 660 BCE)
  2. 3. Semitic speaking people located south of the Phoenicians; Descendants of Abraham
  3. 5. Solomon, Ruler of Israel who made Jerusalem its capital; known for being a wise king
  4. 6. Assyrian king known for committing atrocities on captives of war
  5. 9. international sea traders from the Mediterranean Coast of modern day Syria & Palestine
  6. 12. nomads depended on hunting and gathering; herding of animals
  7. 13. Name of Empire that forced Jews to leave Palestine
  8. 15. Europeans People from a particular language group (Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, Germanic
  9. 16. Name of Jewish God; Creator of the world; all people were his servants