Vocab

2. The dispersion or scattering of a people from their original homeland.
4. An ancient region located along the Nile River in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
6. An amount of something that is more than what is needed or used.
11. An ancient region in the Fertile Crescent, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now modern-day Iraq and surrounding areas.
14. Age A period in human history characterized by the widespread use of tools and weapons made from iron and steel.
16. The belief in a single, all-powerful deity.
17. A sovereign and independent political entity that consists of a city and its surrounding territory.
18. A form of government where religious leaders hold power and religious law forms the foundation of the state's governance.

1. A formal writing system used in ancient Egypt that combined both pictures (logographic) and alphabetic elements\
3. The title given to the ancient Egyptian ruler, who was considered both a king and a god.
5. The belief in and worship of multiple gods and goddesses, each with distinct roles and powers.
7. A set of ethical and religious directives that, according to the Hebrew Bible, were given by God to Moses.
8. A system of organizing people or things into ranked levels of importance, authority, or status.
9. In Judaism, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).
10. One of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, founded by the prophet Zoroaster in ancient Persia.
12. a group of different nations or peoples controlled by the government or ruler of a single, powerful country.
13. An administrative system in which unelected officials carry out government policies or manage an organization, often based on a set of impersonal rules and procedures.
15. A sequence of rulers from the same family.