Monsoons - seasonal winds, Theocracy - type of government in which rule is based on religion, Mummifications - involve embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from decaying, Hieroglyphics - form of picture writing, Dynastic cycle - describe the pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties, Pharaoh - ruler, governed with complete authority, Loess - silt is actually fertile soil, Empire - brings together several peoples, nations or independent states under the control of one ruler, Sumners - earliest government were controlled by the temple priests, Nile River - over 4,000 miles, making it the longest river in the world, Re - the most important god, god of death, Pyramid - resting place after death, Epic - a long poem that tells a story, Feudalism - political system in which nobles, or lords are granted the use of lands that legally belong to the king, Hammurabi Code - hold people responsible for their actions., Acropolis - high rocky hill where people built cities, tyrant - ruler who takes power, Homer - a poet, city-state - include a city, village, and fields surrounding it, Aristocrats - members of rich and powerful families,

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