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Chap 3 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Is an area at the mouth of a river, often triangle-shaped, made up of stilt deposits | Delta |
Rocky stretches in a river marked by rapid currents or waterfalls | Cataracts |
First pharaoh of Egypt; he is credited with uniting upper and lower Egypt and is said to have founded the city of Memphis, the capital of unified Egypt | Menes |
Ruler of ancient Egypt | Pharaoh |
A government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority | Theocracy |
A highly structured organization, often governmental, managed by officials | Bureaucracy |
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 | Hatshepsut |
Pharaoh of Egypt; he led an army against Hittite invaders of Egypt. He ruled Egypt with extravagance and built more temples and monuments than any other Egyptian pharaoh | Ramses the Great |
Obelisks | |
Mummification |