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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
World History
Term | Definition |
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Silt | a rich type of soil. |
Cataract | high waterfall, rapids. |
Delta | a triangle-shaped area (marshy flatland). |
Dynasty | a ruling family. |
Pharaoh | a ruler. |
Vizier | a chief minister. |
Mummification | the preservation of dead bodies. |
Hieroglyphics | an egyptian picture writing. |
Ideogram | pictures that symbolize idea or action. |
Demotic | egyptian language of the people. |
Papyrus | a reed along the nile river used as paper. |
Decipher | a decoder. |
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. |