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Ch. 3 Vocab
Keyterms and People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A area at the mouth of a river, often triangle shaped, and made up of silt deposits. | Delta. |
| What is a cataracts? | Rocky stretches marked by swift currents and rapids. |
| Legends say that a ruler from Upper Egypt conquered the north. He is also said to have founded the city of Memphis,the capital of unified Egypt. | Who is Menes. |
| At the head of the government the king eventually became known as___. This means "great house".______ had absolute power in Egypt. | Pharaoh. |
| what is a theocracy? | A state ruled by religious figures. |
| What is a bureaucracy? | A highly structured organization managed by officials. |
| One of the few women to rule Egypt. One of the pharaohs best known for encouraging trade. | Hatshepsut. |
| Led his army out to confront the Hittites. | Ramses the Great or Pharaoh Ramses II. |
| Tall, thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops. | Obelisks. |
| The making of mummies. | Mummification. |
| The main Egyptian writing system. | Hieroglyphics. |
| A reedy plant that grew along the Nile. | Papyrus. |
| Long passages of ancient writing. Written in three different scripts: hieroglyphic, demotic, and ancient Greek. | Rosetta Stone. |
| The ruler who led the Kushites north into Egypt. | Piankhi. |
| To refine. | Smelt. |