Vocab #2

5. a form of writing, esp as used in ancient Egypt, in which pictures or symbols are used to represent objects, concepts, or sounds.
8. a succession of rulers of the same line of descent.
10. the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, composed by Moses.
11. based on the principle of Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds,a monotheistic faith established by the Persian prophet Zoroaster between c. 1500-1000 BCE honoring one supreme deity, Ahura Mazda
13. a ruler in ancient Egypt.
14. set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship that play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity.
16. a large group of people who share a cultural and regional origin but are living away from their traditional homeland
17. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
18. the belief in one God

1. a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
2. Belief in many gods
3. a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
4. a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
6. An empire is an aggregate of many separate states or territories under a supreme ruler or oligarchy.
7. a period in human history that started between 1200 B.C. and 600 B.C. when people began making tools and weapons from iron and steel.
9. extra supply
12. is a historical region of West Asia in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.
15. a region along the Nile river located in what is today northern Sudan and southern Egypt, one of the earliest civilizations of ancient Northeastern Africa, home to one of the African empires.