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vocab
Term | Definition |
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Delta | A triangular region at the mouth of a river by silt deposits. |
caratacts | Rocky stretches in a river marked by rapid currents or water falls. |
Menes | First Pharaoh of Egypt; united all of Egypt. |
Pharaoh | A 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 | Queen of ancient Egypt; she took the throne in place of her son Thutmose III. |
Ramses the Great | Pharaoh of Egypt; he led an army against Hittite invaders of Egypt. |
Obelisks | Tall, thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops. |
mumification | The process of preserving the body with chemicals after death. |
Hieroglyphs | A form of ancient writing in which picture symbols represent sound. |
Papyrus | A paper like substance made by ancient Egyptians . |
Rosetta stone | A granite stone found in 1799 that Bears an inscription of 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 becoming Pharaoh . |
Smelt | To melt or fuse metals in order to separate their Metallic components. |