Learning Contract 2#

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  1. 5. The belief in or worship of more than one god.
  2. 8. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; excess.
  3. 9. A system of government where state officials, not elected representatives, make decisions.
  4. 10. A large territory or group of territories under the control of a single ruler or government.
  5. 11. An independent city that has its own government and rules its surrounding area.
  6. 13. A system of government where priests rule in the name of God or a deity.
  7. 15. The belief in the existence of only one god.
  8. 18. One of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, founded in ancient Persia.
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  1. 1. A system of organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other.
  2. 2. A system of writing using symbols or pictures, commonly used in ancient Egypt.
  3. 3. The dispersion of people from their original homeland, especially the Jewish people.
  4. 4. The title of the rulers of ancient Egypt, often seen as god-kings.
  5. 6. The central reference of the religious Judaic tradition, containing the law and teachings of Moses.
  6. 7. An ancient region located along the Nile, south of Egypt.
  7. 12. A set of biblical laws relating to ethics and worship, given to Moses.
  8. 14. A series of rulers from the same family or lineage.
  9. 16. An ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, considered the cradle of civilization.
  10. 17. The period of history following the Bronze Age, characterized by the use of iron tools and weapons.