world history 3 topics test Flashcards
aristocracy
a ruling class of noble families
bureaucracy
a highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority
dynasty
a line of rulers descended from one family
emperor
the political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people
emphasized
special importance
irrigation
a means of supplying land with water
meritocracy
rule by officials of proven merit
sibling
a brother or sister
warload
a military leader operating outside the control of the government
warload
a military leader operating outside the control of the government
evaporation
the process in which a liquid, such as water, turns into a gas
Ghana
a medieval civilization and empire in West Africa
maintain
to continue in the same way
matrilineal
a family line traced through the mother
required
to have to do something based on a rule or command
trans-Saharan trade
trade between peoples north and south of the Sahara
abstract
existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
dialect
a regional variety of a language
drastic
extreme or severe
glyph
a symbol for a word, idea, or sound in a hieroglyphic system of writing
ingenious
especially intelligent, creative, or clever
pictograph
a drawing that stands for a word, phrase, or name
solar year
the time it takes Earth to travel once around the sun
stele
a vertical stone slab or pillar with carvings or inscriptions
