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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 |