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World History
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Silt | Rich Soil |
| Cataract | High waterfall rapids |
| Delta | triangle shaped areas |
| Dynasty | Ruling family |
| Pharaoh | ruler |
| Vizier | cheif minister |
| Mummification | preservation of dead body |
| Hieroglyphics | egyptian picture writing |
| Ideogram | Pictures that symbolize idea or action |
| Demotic | egyptian language 'of the people |
| Papyrus | reed along nile used as paper |
| Decipher | decode |
| Hierachy | 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 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 | letters that represents spoken sounds |
| 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. |