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World History 9 Ch2
World History 9 MWHS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rich soil carried by flooding | silt |
| waterfall | cataract |
| area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river | delta |
| dynasty | ruling family |
| pharaoh | Egyptian ruler |
| chief minister- supervised business and gov't in Egypt | vizier |
| preserving the body of the dead | mummification |
| picture writing developed by ancient Egyptians | hieroglyphics |
| ancient Egyptian writing developed for everyday use | demotic |
| plant grown along the banks of the Nile River- paper like material | papyrus |
| temple dedicated to chief god or goddess of ancient Sumerian city-state | ziggurat |
| wedge shaped writing of ancient Sumerians and other peoples | cuneiform |
| deals with private rights of individuals | civil law |
| governor of province in the Persian Empire | satrap |
| belief in one God | monotheistic |
| binding agreement | covenant |
| spiritual leader believed to interpret God's will | prophet |
| moral standards of behavior | ethics |
| scattering of Jewish people from homeland in Palestine | diaspora |