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World History
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| silt | rich soil. |
| cataract | high waterfall, rapids. |
| delta | triangle-shaped area. |
| dynasty | ruling family. |
| pharaoh | ruler. |
| vizier | chief minister. |
| mummification | preservation of dead body. |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| ideogram | pictures that symbolized idea or action. |
| demotic | Egyptian language 'of the people' |
| papyrus | reed along Nile used as paper |
| decipher | decode |
| monotheistic | belief in one god.. |
| 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 |
| codify | to arrange ans 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. |
| alphabet | letter that represent spoken sounds. |
| hierarchy | social classes: upper, middle, lower |
| ziggurat | trapezoidal temple |
| cuneiform | wedged-shaped writing on clay tablets. |