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Egypt and Sumer
Term | Definition |
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City state | political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding country side |
Delta | triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposits from a river |
Empire | land with different territories and people under one ruler |
Pharaoh | ruler of Egypt |
Polytheism | worship of many gods |
Dynasty | series of rulers from the same family |
Social Hierarchy | division of society by rank or class |
Pyramids | huge triangular tomb built by Egyptians and other people |
Cuneiform | world’s first system of writing |
Rosetta Stone | huge stone slab with many languages (Greek, Hieroglyphics) that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing |
Monarch | ruler of a kingdom or empire |
Merchants | trader |
Hammurabi’s Code | Earliest known collection of laws, created in Babylon |
Nobles | rich and powerful person |
Obelisk | tall, pointed, four sided pillar in ancient egypt |