āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
theocracy
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Theocracy
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āϧāϰā§āĻŽāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ, āϧāϰā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ āύā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ
a government where religious leaders are in charge and make the rules
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a theocracy, religious laws often become the foundation for the legal system.
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02
āϧāϰā§āĻŽāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ, āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ
a government run by leaders who believe they are guided by God
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Historians often debate whether certain ancient kingdoms were true theocracies or if their leaders just used religion as a means of control.
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