Vocab #2

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  1. 4. The belief in or worship of only one supreme God.
  2. 5. The belief in or worship of multiple gods or deities simultaneously.
  3. 8. An ancient region and civilization in northeastern Africa (along the Nile River), located south of Egypt in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
  4. 9. The title used by the supreme rulers and absolute kings of ancient Egypt, who were often revered as living gods.
  5. 10. A large political unit or territory, often comprising multiple nations, cultures, or kingdoms, ruled under a single supreme authority or sovereign power.
  6. 11. An ancient monotheistic/dualistic religion of Persia founded by the prophet Zoroaster, focusing on the cosmic struggle between good and evil.
  7. 12. The scattering or dispersion of a population away from their original homeland, most notably referring to the historical dispersal of the Jewish people from Israel.
  8. 16. Age The period of human history following the Bronze Age, characterized by the widespread use of iron tools and weapons, beginning around 1200 BCE in the Near East.
  9. 17. The ancient historical region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (mostly in modern-day Iraq), widely considered one of the cradles of human civilization.
  10. 18. A system of government in which priests or religious leaders rule in the name of God or a higher deity, where religious law is also civil law.
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  1. 1. An independent, self-governing political unit consisting of a central city and its surrounding territory.
  2. 2. The first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), representing the central sacred text of Judaism.
  3. 3. An ancient Egyptian writing system that used symbols, pictures, and signs to represent sounds, objects, and ideas.
  4. 6. A set of biblical laws and moral precepts given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai, serving as the ethical core of Judaism and Christianity.
  5. 7. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met, particularly an excess supply of food or crops that allowed early societies to develop specialized trades.
  6. 13. A social or organizational system in which members or groups are ranked one above another according to status, wealth, or authority.
  7. 14. A large group of non-elected government officials and administrators who manage daily operations, implement rules, and run a state or institution.
  8. 15. A succession of rulers from the same family line who retain power over a country or empire across generations.