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history-chap2 sec3
egypt vocab section 3 chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cataract | a waterfall |
| delta | the triangular marshland formed by deposition of silt at the mouth of the mediterranian |
| dynasty | a ruling family |
| pharaohs | egyptian kings |
| bureacracy | system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority |
| vizier | cheif minister who supervised buisness of government |
| vizier | cheif minister who supervised buisness of government |
| Hatshepsut | the first femal; sent trading expeditions along the eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea; stepmother of Thutmose the 3rd |
| Thutmose the 3rd | stepson of Hatshesut; great military leader; streatched Egypt's borders to their greatest extent |
| Ramses | pushed Egypt north into Syria |