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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 bodies |
hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
ideogram | pictures that symbolize idea or action |
demotic | Egyptian language "of the people" |
papyrus | Reeds along the Nile used for paper |
decipher | decode |
hierarchy | social classes: upper, middle, and lower |
ziggurat | trapezoidal temple |
cuneiform | wedge-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 the 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 the family |
Sabbath | Holy day for rest and worship |
prophet | Spiritual leader |
ethics | Moral standards |
diaspora | Scattering of people |