History Vocab - 9HH
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 topography | measurement and/or indication of elevations on a map |
| jaded | dulled or bored by having too much |
| ardent | characterized by warmth of feeling |
| progenitors | direct ancestor |
| progeny | offspring |
| unwittingly | not knowing; not intended |
| conscious | intentional |
| propagate | reproduce biologically; cause to spread |
| incipient | beginning to be or appear |
| civilization | complex, highly organized social order |
| surplus | extra or excess |
| polytheistic | believing in many gods |
| artisan | skilled craftworker |
| pictogram | drawing used to represent a word |
| scribe | in ancient civilizations, specially trained person who knew how to read, write and keep records |
| city-state | political unit made up of a city and the surrounding lands |
| empire | group of stated or territories controlled by one ruler |
| steppe | sparse, dry grassland |
| cultural diffusion | spread of ideas, customs, and techniques from one people to another |
| hierarchy | system of ranking people within a society |
| ziggurat | pyramid-temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of an ancient Sumerian city-state |
| cuneiform | wedge-shaped writing of the ancient Sumerians |
| silt | rich soil carried by flooding rivers |
| 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 | practice of preserving the bodies of the dead |
| hieroglyphics | form of picture writing developed by the ancient Egyptians |
| ideogram | picture that symbolizes an idea or action |
| demotic | system of ancient Egyptian writing, simpler than hieroglyphics, that was developed for everyday use |
| papyrus | plant that grows on the bank of the Nile; used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper-like material |
| decipher | decode |
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