Vocab II

2. an ancient Persian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) around 1200 BCE
6. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
7. an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over deman
8. the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.
11. the doctrine or belief that there is only one God
12. a structured administrative system with clear rules, a hierarchical chain of command, and specialized roles for managing large organizations, like governments or corporations
13. writing consisting of hieroglyphs
16. (in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).
17. a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

1. set of ten fundamental divine laws given by God to the Israelites at Mount Sinai, providing a moral and spiritual guide for ethical conduct and a right relationship with God and fellow human beings
3. region in Sudan
4. an ancient region in the Middle East, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, meaning "land between the rivers".
5. a ruler in ancient Egypt
9. a prehistoric period that followed the Bronze Age, when weapons and tools came to be made of iron.
10. a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
14. The belief in or worship more than one God
15. a line of hereditary rulers of a country
16. a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god