Vocab #2

2. The belief in and worship of multiple gods.
3. The king or ruler of ancient Egypt.
7. Commandments A set of religious and moral principles that are a foundation of both Judaism and Christianity.
8. A theocracy is a form of government in which a religious leader or religious officials rule in the name of a god or gods.
11. One of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, founded in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) about 3,500 years ago. It is based on the teachings of the prophet Zarathustra and centers on a constant struggle between good and evil.
12. A large territory where a single ruler or government has control.
13. The most sacred text in Judaism, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
15. Having more of something than is needed.
16. An ancient region south of Egypt, along the Nile River.
18. An ancient region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in what is now Iraq and Kuwait.

1. The spreading of a group of people from their original homeland to other places around the world.
4. A system of writing that uses pictures and symbols to represent sounds and ideas.
5. A series of rulers from the same family.
6. A small, independent country that consists of a single city and the surrounding area it controls.
9. Age: A period in history when people began to make tools and weapons from iron.
10. A system that organizes people or groups into different levels of rank, power, or importance.
14. An administrative system for running a large organization, like a government, that is made up of a network of departments and officials.
17. The belief in only one God.