| A | B |
|---|
| highly civilized culture | civilization |
| city and its surrounding countryside | city-state |
| belief in more than one god | polytheism |
| form of government in which one individual ruled as both religious leader and king | theocracy |
| group of lands under one ruler | empire |
| area formed from a soil deposit located at the mouth of a river | delta |
| ruler of ancient Egypt | pharaoh |
| huge stone structure that served as an elaborate tomb or monument | pyramid |
| form of writing that uses signs and symbols | hieroglyphics |
| Egyptian paper | papyrus |
| belief in one God | monotheism |
| agreement | covenant |
| messenger of God | prophet |
| in Judaism and Christianity, a savior sent by God | messiah |
| follower of a specific teacher | discipline |
| basic religious obligations of Islam | five pillars of faith |
| religious journey to Makkah that Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime if they are able to do so | hajj |
| Sumerian writing system using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets | cuneiform |
