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city-state

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A city that rules itself and the surrounding villages

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ziggurat

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In Mesopotamia, a building located in the center of a city that had religious temple at the top

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cuneiform

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First writing system of Mesopotamia

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monotheism

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The belief that there is only one god

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Polytheism

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The belief that there is more than one god

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scribe

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A professional writer who copied letters and official documents

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pharaoh

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title of an ancient Egyptian king

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dynasty

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sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

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papyrus

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a material on which to write made of dried strips of a tall aquatic plant in ancient Egypt

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patriarchal

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form of social organization of government controlled by man