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- 5. A system of writing using pictorial characters or symbols, used by the ancient Egyptians.
- 8. A sequence of rulers from the same family.
- 10. The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, which are sacred to Judaism.
- 11. An ancient Iranian religion and philosophy founded by the prophet Zoroaster.
- 13. The title of the ruler of ancient Egypt.
- 14. A set of religious and ethical directives, which, according to the Hebrew Bible, were revealed by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
- 16. The dispersion of a people from their original homeland.
- 17. A system of government characterized by a complex set of rules, departments, and procedures managed by a body of non-elected officials.
- 18. The belief that there is only one God.
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- 1. A form of government where a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler.
- 2. The belief in and worship of more than one god.
- 3. An independent, sovereign state that consists of a city and its surrounding territory.
- 4. A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
- 6. An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, sovereign, or governing power.
- 7. A period of human history characterized by the widespread use of iron and steel tools and weapons.
- 9. An amount of something, such as food, that is more than what is needed or used.
- 12. An ancient region located in the fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, primarily in modern-day Iraq.
- 15. An ancient region in northeastern Africa, located along the Nile River in what is now southern Egypt and northern Sudan.