| A | B |
|---|
| Ancient Egypt | a civilization centered around the Nile River 3100 BCE - 900 BCE |
| chariots | a cart pulled by a horse - used in battle |
| divine right | the pharoah's power came from it |
| hieroglyphics | an early form of Egyptian writing |
| imperial | royal - having to do with monarchy |
| irrigation | the Egyptians used it to get Nile water to their crops |
| monarchy | rule by king or queen, or pharoah |
| pharoah | the TITLE of the Egyptian ruler |
| pyramid | burial tombs for pharoahs |
| theocracy | when religion heavily influences a country's government |
| absolute monarchy | when the ruler has TOTAL power |
| totalitarianism | dictator, TOTAL power |
| dynasty | when 1 family rules for centuries |
| hereditary | rule of a country is passed down in 1 family from generation to generation |
| beaucracy | government officials, they help run the day-to-day affairs of government |
| empire | a group of territories/land ruled by 1 government |
| banish | to kick out |
| annex | to take over |
