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roper vocab
chapter 2 vocabulary for world history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cataract | waterfall |
| delta | the triangular marshland where it emptied into the Nediterranean. |
| dynasty | ruling family. |
| pharaohs | Egyption kings. |
| bureacracy | a strong central government. |
| vizier | chief minister. |
| Hatsheput | the first female Pharaoh. |
| Thutmose III | Hatsheputs stepson, a great military leader, streched Egypts borders to their greatest extent. |
| Ramses II | pushed north into syria. during his reign Egypt battled the Hittities, ultimately signed a peace treay which is the oldest document alive of its kind today. |