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Chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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delta | an area at the mouth of a river, often triangle-shaped, made up of silt deposits. |
cataracts | rocky stretches in a river marked by rapid currents or waterfalls. |
Menes | 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. |
pharaoh | ruler of ancient Egypt. |
theocracy | a government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority. |
bureaucracy | a highly structured organization, often governmental, managed by officials. |
Hatshepsut | a pharaoh known for encouraging trade. |
Ramses the Great | a pharaoh that lead his army out of Hittites. |
obelisks | tall thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops. |
mummification | the process of preserving the body with chemicals after death. |
hieroglyphics | a form of ancient writing in which picture symbols represent sounds. |
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 | a granite stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics, demotic characters, and Greek; gave the first clue to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. |
Piankhi | King of ancient Kush; he led the Kushites north into Egypt, conquering all of Egypt and making himself pharaoh. |
smelt | to melt or fuse metal in order to separate the metallic components. |