W History - Topic 2 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
hierarchy | system of ranking groups |
ziggurat | in ancient Mesopotamia, a large, stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to the city-state's chief god or goddess |
cuneiform | in the ancient Middle East, a system of wriing that used wedge-shaped marks |
codify | to arrange or set down in writing |
civil law | branch of law that deals with private private rights and matters |
criminal law | a branch of law that deals with offenses against others |
bureaucracy | system of government through departments and subdivisions administered by officials who follow set rules |
barter economy | an economic system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another |
money economy | an economic system in which goods and services are paid for through the exchange of a token of agreed value |
colony | a territory settled and ruled by people from another land |
alphabet | writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound |
monotheistic | believing in one god |
covenant | a promise and agreement |
patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority |
prophet | spiritual leader who interprets God's will |
ethics | moral standards of behavior |
Diaspora | the spreading out of Jews beyond their historic homeland |
cataract | waterfall |
delta | triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers |
dynasty | ruling family |
pharaoh | title of the rulers of ancient Egypt |
vizier | chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt |
mummification | the preservation of dead bodies by embalming them and wrapping them in cloth |
hieroglyphics | a system of writing in which pictures called hieroglyphs represent objects, concepts, or sounds |
papyrus | plant used to make a paper-like writing material in ancient Egypt |
decipher | to figure out the meaning of |
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