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Chapter 3
Key Terms And Diffintions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Delta | 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 Of Waterfalls |
| Menes | First Pharaoh Of Egypt |
| Pharaoh | Ruler Of Ancient Egypt |
| Theocracy | A Government Ruled By Religious Leaders Who Claim Gods Authority |
| Bureaucracy | A Nightly Structured Organization Often Government Managed By Officials |
| Hatsheput | Queen Of Ancient Egypt |
| Ramses The Great | Pharaoh Of Egypt |
| Obelisks | Tall,Thin Pillars With Pyramid Shaped Loyes |
| 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 Ready Papyrus Plant Which Grows In The Nile River Delta |
| Rosetta Stone | A Granite Stone Found In Riggs That Bears An Inscription In Hieroglyphics Demotic Characters, and Greek |
| Plankhi | King Of Ancient Kush |
| Smelt | To Melt Or Fuse Metal In Order To Separate The Metallic Components |