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chapter 3 def
key terms and people
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Delta | a triangular region formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of slit |
| Cataracts | rocky stretches in a river marked by rapid currents of waterfalls |
| Menes | First pharaoh of Egypt; he is credited with uniting Upper and lower Egypt and is said to have founded the city of Memphis; the capital of unified Egypt |
| Pharaoh | ruler of ancient Egypt |
| Theocracy | a government ruled by religious leaders who claim god's authority |
| Bureaucracy | a highly structured organization, often governmental, managed by officials |
| Hatshepsut | Queen of ancient Egypt;she took the throne in place of her stepson, Thutmose III, and during her reign, focused on temple-building projects and trade |
| Ramses the Great | Pharaoh of Egypt; he led an army against Hittite invaders of Egypt. He ruled Egypt with extravagance and built more temples and monuments than any other Egyptian pharaoh |
| Obelisks | tall, thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops |
| Mummification | the process of preserving the body with chemicals after death |
| Hieroglyphics | a form of ancient writing in which picture symbols represent sounds |
| Papyrus | a paper-like material made by ancient Egyptians from the stem of the reedy papyrus plant, which grows in the Nile River delta |
| Rosetta Stone | a granite stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics, demotic characters, and Greek; gave the first clue to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics |
| Piankhi | King of Kush; he led the Kushites north into Egypt, conquering all of Egypt and making himself pharaoh |
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