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key ters and people
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an area at the mouth of a , often triangle shaped | delta |
| rocky stretches marked by swift currents and rapids | cataracts |
| a man from upper Egypt conquered the north and is also said to have founded the city of Memphis | Menes |
| at the the head of the government was a king | pharaoh |
| a state ruled by religious figures | theocracy |
| a highly structured organization managed by officials | bureaucracy |
| one of the most few women to rule Egypt | Hatsheout |
| led his army out to confront the Hittites | Ramses the Great |
| tall thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops | obelisks |
| the making of mummies | mummification |
| the main Egyptian writing | hiergolyphics |
| a reedy plant that grew along the Nile | Papyrus |
| long passages of ancient writing | Rosetta Stone |
| a new king in 750 BC | Piankhi |
| refine iron from its ore | smelt |