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09/28/2008

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Theocracy
Definition
government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as a god.
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pharaoh
Definition
title of rulers of ancient Egypt
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empire
Definition
group of terriores or nations ruled by a single ruler or government
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bureaucracy
Definition
a group of government officals headed by an adminstractor
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cultural diffusion
Definition
the exchange of goods and ideas when cultures come in contact
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myths
Definition
tradional stories explaining how the world was formed, how people came into being and what they owed their creator.
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monarchies
Definition
leaders that united villages into small kingdoms ruled by a king
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Narmer
Definition
the king of upper egypt around 3000 B.C., gathered the forces of the south and led them north to invade and conquer LOwer Egypt
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dynasty
Definition
line of rulers from one family
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Thebes
Definition
a city in Upper Egypt
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Hatshepsut
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she was the queen arond 1480 B. C. and came into power at Egypt
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Thutmose III
Definition
was the stepson of Hatshepsut, clamied ruler after his stepmother, conquered Syria.
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polytheism
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the worship of many deities, except during the controversial rule of Akhenation
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hieroglyphics
Definition
earliest writing system, the Egyptains carved picture symbols onto pieces of slate.
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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Definition
two rivers that were on both sides of Mesopotamia
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city-state
Definition
consisted of the city itself and the land surrounding it.
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