Test Vocab The Spread of Civilization

an administrative organization that relies on non elected officials and regular procedures

• barrier

• bureaucracy

• dynasty

• continuity

the most common of the various titles for ancient Egyptian monarchs; the term originally meant "great house" or "palace"

• barrier

• Scholar

• pharaoh

• dynasty

something that blocks the way; an obstacle

• physical

• major

• barrier

• Scholar

we perceive smooth, continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones

• Scholar

• continuity

• bureaucracy

• dynasty

a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family

• Scholar

• continuity

• dynasty

• pharaoh

a learned person; an expert in a field of study

• scholar

• dynasty

• barrier

• major

great; significant in size or importance

• Scholar

• barrier

• dynasty

• major

relating to the body

• barrier

• Scholar

• physical

• dynasty

simplified version of hieroglyphics used in ancient Egypt for business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life

• hieratic script

• bureaucracy

• hieroglyphics

• continuity

"priest-carvings" or "sacred writings"; a complex system of writing that used both pictures and more abstract forms; used by the ancient Egyptians and Maya

• hieroglyphics

• pharaoh

• bureaucracy

• hieratic script