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Global Unit 2 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Bureaucracy | An administrative organization with officials and regular procedures |
City-State | A state with a political and economic control over the surrounding countryside |
Cuneiform | âWedge shapedâ system of writing developed by the Sumerians |
Dynasty | A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family |
Hieroglyphics | A complex writing system that used both pictures and more abstract forms, used by the ancient Egyptians and Maya |
Mandate (of heaven) | Authority to rule over a country |
Monarchy | Government by a sovereign ruler such as a king or queen |
Monsoon | A seasonal wind pattern in Southern Asia that blows warm, moist air from the southwest during the summer, bringing heavy rains, and cold, dry air from the northeast during the winter |
Pharaoh | The most common of the various titles for ancient Egyptian monarchs |
Polytheistic | Believing in many gods |
Theocracy | Government by divine authority |
Cultural diffusion | The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another |
Subcontinent | A large landmass such as India, that is part of a continent but is considered either geographically or politically as an independent entity |