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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Silt | Rich soil. |
Cataract | High waterfall, rapids. |
Delta | Triangle-shaped, marshy area. |
Dynasty | Ruling family. |
Pharoah | Ruler. |
Vizier | Chief minister. |
Mummification | Preservation of dead bodies. |
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 good. |
Money Economy | Exchange money for good. |
Colony | Territory settled and ruled by foreign people. |
Alphabet | Letters that represents spoken words. |
Monothestic | The belief in one God. |
Covenant | A binding agreement. |
Patriarchal | Father is head of the family. |
Sabbath | Holy day for rest and worship. |
Prophet | Spiritual leader. |
Ethics | Moral standards. |
Diaspora | Scattering of people. |