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11 Cards in this Set
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monarchy
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government under the rule of a king or queen
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dynasty
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line of rulers from one family
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cuneiform
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sumerian system of writing using wedge-shaped markings
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dynasty
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line of rulers from one family
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theocracy
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government in which the same person is both the religious leader and the political leader
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bureaucracy
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a group of government officials headed by an adminstrator
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pharaoh
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an egyptian ruler
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empire
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many territories under one ruler
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polytheism
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the worship of many gods
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hieroglyphics
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egyptian writing system
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city-state
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a city and the land surrounding it
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