Vocab #2

3. a family of rulers over a territory
5. ten rules believed to be given by Moses the god for how humans should live their lives
9. a political system in which a territory rules itself and has its own sovereignty
12. one of the world's first monotheistic beliefs; influenced many major religions in current day
13. one of the first written languages; used symbols and was specifically used in ancient egypt
16. region in the ancient middle east, in between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
17. non-elected group of political leaders
18. religious book of judaism

1. time period in which people started making tools/weapons out of iron and steel
2. nation generally ruled by a single authority
4. the religious belief of a single god
6. government based off of divine guidance
7. name of the religious leader of ancient Egypt
8. the religious belief of many gods
10. group of people that share a cultural/religious origin away from their homeland
11. a ranking of positions of authority, depends on your ancestors
14. amount that remains; extra, related to extra crops/food
15. ancient region in northeastern Africa