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Chapter 3 Vocab
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 officials |
Delta | a triangular region formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt |
Pharaoh | a ruler of ancient Egypt |
Theocracy | a government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority |
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 stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics, demonic script, and Greek; gave the first clue to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics |
Cataracts | rocky stretches in a river marked by rapid currents or waterfalls |
Mummification | the process of preserving the body with chemicals after death |
Hieroglypics | a form of ancient writing in which picture symbols represent sounds |
Hatshepsut | Queen of ancient Egypt, she took the throne in the place of her stepson, Thutmose 3rd, and during her reign focused on temple building projects and trade. |
Ramses The Great | Pharaoh of Egypt, he led an army against the Hittites invaders of Egypt. He ruled Egypt with extravagance and built more temples and monuments than any other Egyptian Pharaoh. |
Menes | first Pharaoh of Egypt, he is credited with uniting upper and lower parts of Egypt and is said to have funded the city of Memphis the capital of united Egypt. |
Piankhi | King of ancient Kush, he led the Kushites north in Egypt, conquering all of Egypt, and making himself Pharaoh |