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WHistory
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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silt | rich soil |
cataract | high waterfall, rapids |
delta | triangle shaped area (marshy flatland) |
dynasty | ruling family |
pharaoh | ruler |
vizier | chief minister |
mummification | preservation of dead body |
hieroglyphics | egyptian picture writing |
ideogram | pictures that symbolize idea or action |
demotic | egyptian lauguage 'of the people' |
papyrus | reed along Nile used as paper |
decipher | decode |
hierarchy | social classes: upper, middle, lower. |
ziggurat | trapezoidal temple (not tomb) |
cuneiform | wedged-shaped writing on clay tablets. |
codify | to arrange and set down laws in writing. |
criminal law | robbery, assault, murder. |
civil law | property inheritance, taxes, marriage, divorce. |
tolerance | victor ‘acceptance’ of vanquished. |
satrap | a governor in Persian empire. |
barter economy | exchange good for another good. |
money economy | exchange ‘money’ for a good. |
colony | territory settled and ruled by foreign people. |
alphabet | letters that represent spoken sounds. |
monotheistic | belief in one god. |
covenant | a binding agreement. |
patriarchal | father is head of family. |
Sabbath | holy day for rest and worship. |
prophet | spiritual leader. |
ethics | moral standards. |
diaspora | scattering of people. |