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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| silt | rich soil |
| cataract | high waterfall, rapids |
| delta | triangle-shaped are (marshy flatland) |
| dynasty | ruling family |
| pharaoh | ruler |
| vizier | chief 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 the Nile used as paper |
| decipher | decode |
| hierarchy | 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 represent 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 |