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Basic political unit of Sumerian civilization
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city state
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stepped tower the temples were built on
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Ziggurat
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government run by divine authority
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theocracy
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large political unit that controls many people and territories
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empire
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male is the dominant member of society
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patriarchal
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believe in many gods and goddesses
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polytheistic
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system of writing used for record keeping
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cuneiform
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a sequence of powerful leadership from the same family
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dynasty
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leaders who had absolute power in egypt
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pharoah
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most important position behind the pharoah
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vizier
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believe Ka could survive death of the physical body and wrapped them in linens and took out their organs
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mummification
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pictures and abstract forms; later used heiratic script
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hyroglyphics
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simplified version of heiroglyphics
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hieratic script
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hunted and gathered, small farming and domesticated animals
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pastoral nomads
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worship only 1 god
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montheistic
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Darius separated the empires into these...also known as provinces
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satrapies
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governor-or protector of the kingdom/provinces
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satrap
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one god, influenced chrstianity and Islam, Yahweh
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Juadiaism
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Jude's holy bible
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torah
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created a powerful persian state from asia minor to western india
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cyrus
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first great king, known for his wisdom
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king solomon
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largest pyramid was created for him
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king khufu
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first egyptian female pharoah
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Hatshepsut
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boy pharoah who restored old gods
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king tutankhamen
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early system of law-harsh punishments for criminals
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Hammurabi code
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