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Chapter 3 Egypt
Term | Definition |
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Obelisks | tall, thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops |
Smelt | to melt or fuse metal in order to separate the metallic components |
Bureaucracy | a highly structured organization, often governmental, managed by officals |
Delta | a triangular region formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt |
Pharaoh | ruler of ancient Egypt |
Papyrus | a paper-like material made by ancient Egyptians from the stem of the reedy papyrus plant which grows in the Nile River delta |
Rosetta Stone | stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics demotic script and Greek; gave the first clue to deciphering Egyptian hioerglyphics |
Cataracts | rocky stretches in a river marked by rapid currents or waterfalls |
Mummification | the process of preserving the body with chemicals after death |
Hieroglyphics | a form of ancient writing in which picture symbols represent sounds |
Theocracy | a government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority |
Rames the Great | pharaoh of Egypt; he led an army against Hittite invaders of Egypt. He ruled Egypt with an extravagance and built more Temples and monuments than any other Egyptian Pharaoh. |
Hatshepsut | Queen of Ancient Egypt; she took the throne in place of her stepson, Thutmose III, and during her reign, focused on temple building projects and trade. |
Menes | first pharaoh of Egypt; he is credited with uniting upper and lower Egypt and is said to have founded the city of Memphis, he capital of unified Egypt. |
Piakhi | king of Kush; he led the kushities north into Egypt, conquering, all of Egypt and making himself pharaoh. |