| A | B |
| A KING OR QUEEN OF ANCIENT EGYPT. | PHARAOH |
| A POLITICAL UNIT INCLUDING A NATION AND CONQUERED AREAS. | EMPIRE |
| A SMALL KINGDOM | MONARCHY |
| A LARGE, DISTINCT LANDMASS OF A CONTINENT. | SUBCONTINENT |
| PICTURE WRITING DEVELOPED IN ANCIENT EGYPT. | HIEROGLYPHICS |
| GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE SAME PERSON IS BOTH THE RELIGIOUS LEADER AND THE POLITICAL LEADER | THEOCRACY |
| AUTHORITY TO RULE OVER A COUNTRY | MANDATE |
| A GROUP OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS | BUREAUCRACY |
| WORSHIP OF MANY GODS | POLYTHEISM |
| A WIND SYSTEM THAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE | MONSOON |
| A CITY THAT FUNCTIONS AS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY | CITY-STATE |
| A SUCCESSION OF RULERS FROM THE SAME FAMILY | DYNASTY |
| A TYPE OF WRITING USED IN ANCIENT MEOSPOTAMIA. | CUNEIFORM |