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Chapter 3 Definition
Key Terms and People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The area at the mouth of a river | Delta |
| Rockey stretches marked by swift currents and rapids | Cataracts |
| Unified Egypt | Menes |
| The king of all Egypt | Pharaoh |
| A state ruled by religious figures | Theocracy |
| A highly structured organization managed by officials | Bureaucracy |
| A female Pharaoh who encouraged trade | Hatshepsut |
| Pharaoh of Egypt who fought the Hittites | Ramses the Great |
| Tall thin pillars with pyramid shaped tops | Obelisks |
| The process the Egyptians used to prevent the breakdown of a body | Mummification |
| The main Egyptian writing system | Hieroglyphics |
| A reedy plant that grew on the Nile | Papyrus |
| A stone tablet written in three different languages that helped us learn how to read Hieroglyphics | Rosetta stone |
| A ruler who lead the Kushites into Egypt | Piankhi |
| To melt or fuse components in order to separate the metallic components | Smelt |