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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Silt | Rich soil |
| Cataract | High waterfall, rapids |
| Delta | Triangle shaped area (mushy land) |
| Dynasty | Ruling family |
| Pharaoh | Ruler |
| Vizier | Chief minister |
| Mummification | Preservation of a dead body |
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| Ideograms | Pictures that symbolize idea or action |
| Demotic | Egyptian language 'of the people' |
| Papyrus | Reed along the Nile used as paper |
| Decipher | Decode |
| Hierachy | Social classes: Upper, Middle, Lower |
| Ziggurat | Trapezodial 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 |
| Tollerance | Victor 'acceptance' of vanquished |
| Satrap | A governor in Persian empire |
| Barter Economy | Exchanging a good for agood |
| Money Exchange | Exchanging money for agood |
| Colony | Territory settled and ruled by foreign people |
| Alphabet | Letters that represent spoken sounds |