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Ch.2 vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Silt | rich soil. |
| cataract | High waterfall,rapids. |
| delta | triangle-shaped. |
| dynasty | ruling family. |
| pharaoh | ruler. |
| vizier | chief minister. |
| Mummification | preservation of dead body. |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing. |
| demotic | Egyptian language of the people. |
| papyrus | reed along the Nile used as paper. |
| decipher | decode. |
| ideogram | pictures that symbolize idea or action. |
| hierarchy | social classes: upper,middle,lower |
| zigguart | trapezoidal temple (not temple) |
| 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. |
| aplhabet | letters that represent spoken sounds. |