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