World History - Unit 1 Flashcards
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| 7284477672 | Hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing system |  | 0 |
| 7284477673 | ziggurat | a massive pyramidal steeped tower made of mud-bricks associated with religion |  | 1 |
| 7284477674 | cuneiform | Sumerian writing system |  | 2 |
| 7284477675 | polytheistic | a belief in many gods |  | 3 |
| 7284477676 | monotheistic | a belief in one God |  | 4 |
| 7284477677 | theocracy | a government controlled by religious leaders |  | 5 |
| 7284477686 | Sanskrit | an Indo-European, Indic language, since 1200 bc |  | 6 |
| 7284477701 | domestication | the taming of plants and animals for human use |  | 7 |
| 7284477703 | monarchs | kings or queens |  | 8 |
| 7284477704 | civilization | a complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements |  | 9 |
| 7284477706 | city-states | a city that has political and economic control over the surrounding countryside |  | 10 |
| 7284477709 | pharaoh | Egyptian monarch meaning great house or palace |  | 11 |