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a king or queen of ancient Egypt
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pharaoh
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a political unit including a nation and conquered areas
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empire
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government in which the same person is both the religious leader and the political leader
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theocracy
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a small kingdom
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monarchy
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massive stepped tower
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ziggurat
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picture writing developed in ancient Egypt
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hieroglyphics
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Persian governor
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satrap
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a group of government officials
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bureaucracy
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worshipping many gods
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polytheistic
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process of slowly drying a dead body
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mummification
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a city that functions as an independent country
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city-state
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a succession of rulers from the same family
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dynasty
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a type of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia
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cuneiform
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