Government and Polytheism Flashcards
1
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polytheism
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the belief in or worship of more than one god
poly- means many
theos- means god
2
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government
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the governing body of a nation, state, or community
3
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city-state
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it is like a city but it has it’s own national government
4
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monarchy-king’s rule
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they act as judge and general, the priest tells the king what the gods want, king has to follow the gods
5
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ziggurat
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a man made mountain in Mesopotamia it was run by priests they kept grains and other goods they were dwellings for the gods it had a temple on the very top of it
