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Chapter 2 Vocab
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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silt | rich soil |
cataract | high waterfall, rapids |
delta | triangle-shaped area |
dynasty | ruling family |
pharaoh | ruler |
vizier | chief minister |
mummification | preservation of dead body |
heiroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
ideogram | pictures that symbolize idea or action |
demotic | Egyptian language of the people |
papyrus | reed along Nile as paper |
decipher | decode |
heirarchy | |
ziggurat | |
cuneiform | |
codify | |
criminal law | |
civil law | |
tolerance | |
satrap | |
barter economy | |
money economy | |
colony | |
alphabet |