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History and Religion of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

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irrigation   process of collecting water and distributing it to crops  
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city-states   independent political unit that includes a city and the surrounding area  
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polytheism   belief in more than one god  
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theocracy   form of government in which the leader claims to rule on behalf of a god  
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cuneiform   form of writing from ancient Mesopotamia that consisted of wedge-shaped markings pressed into clay tablets  
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pharaoh   name for powerful ruler in ancient Egypt  
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hieroglyphics   system of writing that uses small pictures to represent sounds or words  
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monotheism   belief in one god  
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covenant   agreement  
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prophet   messenger of God  
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caliph   successor to Muhammad  
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terrorism   violence used against the people or government in the hopes of winning political goals  
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legal   based on laws  
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rely   to depend on  
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