Mesopotamia/Egypt Vocabulary

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title of an ancient Egyptian king

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pharaoh

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first writing system of Mesopotamia

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cuneiform

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sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

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dynasty

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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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ziggurat

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The belief that there is only one god

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monotheism

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A city that rules itself and the surrounding villages

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city-state

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a mechanism for raising water, it’s a pole with a bucket at one end and a counterweight at the other, popular in ancient Egypt

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shadoof

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A professional writer who copied letters and official documents

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scribe

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Form of social organization or government controlled by man/men

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patriarchy

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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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papyrus