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Chapter 2 Vocab
World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Silt | Rich soil |
| Cataract | High waterfall, rapids |
| delta | triangle-shaped area |
| dynasty | ruling family |
| pharaoh | ruler |
| vizier | chief minister |
| mummification | preservation of a dead body |
| hierohlyphicss | Eygptian picture writing |
| ideogram | pictures that symbolize idea or action |
| demotic | egyptian language of the people |
| papyrus | reed along Nile used as paper |
| decipher | decode |
| hierarchy | social class: 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 |