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chapter 2 vocab
World Histoy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| silt | rich soil |
| cataract | high waterfall rapads |
| 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 | egyption language 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 inherance, taxes, mariage divorse, |
| tolerance | victor 'acceptance' of vanquished |
| satarap | a govenor in persian empire |
| barter economy | exchange good for other goods |
| 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 good |
| 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 |