click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Honors W History 1
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
---|---|
silt | rich soil |
cataract | high waterfall, rapids |
delta | triangle'shaped area |
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 language 'of the people' |
papyrus | reed along Nile used as paper |
decipher | decode |
hierchy | 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 |