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Cities and the countryside around them, which were the basic units of Sumerian civilization.
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city-state
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A massive stepped tower witha temple on top.
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ziggurat
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A government by divine authority.
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theocracy
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A large politicial unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many people or territories.
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empire
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A form of society dominated by men.
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Patriarchal
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A belief in many gods.
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Polytheistic
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The Sumerian system of writing ("wedged-shaped")
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Cuneiform
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A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the faimly.
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Dynasty
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The most common title of Egyptian monarchs.
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Pharaoh
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An administrative organization with officials and regualr procedures.
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bureaucracy
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The official in charge of the government bureaucracy in ancient Egypt.
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vizier
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A process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting
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mummification
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the Greek name for the earliest Egyptian writing.
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hieroglyphics
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A simplified version of hieroglyphics that was used for business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life in Egypt.
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hieratic script
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