Dynasty

A line of rulers from one family

Word Structure

Sentence Examples

The Pharaoh ruled the 18th Dynasty.

The Qin Dynasty united China.

Each Mayan city-state had a dynasty.

Semantic Relatives

empire

family

monarchy

royalty

ruler

succession

Morphological Relatives

dynasties

dynastic

Textbook

Explore World History Chapter 4 by Attainment

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