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Early Forms of Government: Monarchies, Theocracies, and City-States
Compare the structure and legitimation of power in Sumerian city-states and pharaonic Egyptian theocracy.
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Ancient River Civilizations, Legal Codes, and Chronology
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Analyze the rise of early agrarian civilizations, their legal frameworks, and methods of historical periodization.
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7.2South Carolina Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeAnalyze the cultural, economic, environmental, physical, political, and population geographies of contemporary Asia.
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