World History Vocabulary Terms (Chapter 3, Sections 1-4) Question Preview (ID: 33904)


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A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group.
a) pharaoh
b) dynasty
c) absolute power
d) regent

Title of the kings of ancient Egypt.
a) pharaoh
b) dynasty
c) absolute power
d) regent

A region that receives very little rainfall, and has very few plants or animals as a result.
a) delta
b) silt
c) desert
d) regent

A social class made up of farmers, construction workers and other unskilled laborers. The lowest social class except for slaves.
a) peasant
b) pharaoh
c) dynasty
d) slaves

Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds.
a) dynasty
b) regent
c) papyrus
d) hieroglyphs

Belief in another life after death.
a) pharaoh
b) regent
c) afterlife
d) mummy

The area where a river meets a lake or sea, and that causes the water to slow down and deposit sediment, which causes islands to form over time.
a) silt
b) delta
c) desert
d) river

Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
a) pharaoh
b) dynasty
c) absolute power
d) regent

Fine soil that is rich, fertile, and can be found in river bottoms.
a) silt
b) delta
c) desert
d) river

Complete control over someone or something.
a) pharaoh
b) dynasty
c) absolute power
d) regent

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