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Global History 9
Vocabulary Chapter 2
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History
9th Grade
09/28/2010

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Silt
Definition
rich soil carried by flooding rivers
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Pharaoh
Definition
title or name given to rulers of Egypt
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Vizier
Definition
chief minister who supervised government in ancient Egypt
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Mummification
Definition
practice of preserving the bodies of the dead
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Hieroglyphics
Definition
form of picture writing developed by ancient Egyptians
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Ziggurat
Definition
Pyramid like temple dedicated to chief god or goddesses of ancient Sumerian city state
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Hierarchy
Definition
system of ranks in a society
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Cuneiform
Definition
wedge shaped writing of ancient Sumerians and other ancient people
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Civil Law
Definition
law dealing with private rights of individuals
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Monotheistic
Definition
belief in one God
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The Rosetta Stone
Definition
A stone used to decipher the hieroglyphics
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King David
Definition
United the Hebrew tribes to form the Kingdom of Israel
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King Solomon
Definition
Caused the division of the Kingdom of Israel by having high taxes and using forced labor to rebuild Jerusalem
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Old Kingdom
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Time period of Egyptian history when the Great Pyramids were built and the pharaoh ruled over a strong central government
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Middle Kingdom
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Turbulent time period of Egyptian history. Power struggles, crop failures, and rebellions were caused by the downfall of the Old Kingdom
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New Kingdom
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Time period in which Egypt expanded their Empire
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Queen Hatshepsut
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First female pharaoh; increased trade between Egypt and Eastern Africa
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Ramses II
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New Kingdom pharaoh that expanded Egypt's empire to Syria and beyond.
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Phoenecians
Definition
"Carriers of Civilization"; spread Middle Easter culture around the Mediterranean World
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