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Ch. 2 Sec. 3 Vocab
World HIstory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cataract | A waterfall to within 100 miles of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Delta | A triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the same rivers. |
| Dynasty | A ruling family, to another, the land generally remained united. |
| Pharaohs | Organized a strong, centralized state. |
| Bureaucracy | A system of government that icludes defferent job functions and levels of authority. |
| Vizier | A chief minister, to supervise the buisness of goverenment. |
| Hatsheput | She exercised all the rights of a pharaoh. |
| Thutmose III | Hatshepsut stepson took over as pharaoh once he reached adulthood. |
| Ramses II | became pharaoh, of the New kingdom |