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chapter 3 vocab
key terms and people
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a delta | a triangular area at the mouth of a river |
| what are cataracts | rocky stretches marked by rapid currents or waterfalls |
| what is a pharaoh | ruler of Egypt |
| what is a bureaucracy | a highly structured organization managed by officials |
| what is theocracy | a state ruled by religious figures |
| a man who conquered the north, and also founded the city of Memphis the capital of unified Egypt | Menes |
| the first woman ruler of Egypt | Hatshepsut |
| led his army out to confront the Hittites and fought a big battle | Ramses the great |
| tall thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops | obelisks |
| the making of mummies. | mummification |
| the main Egyptian writing | hieroglyphics |
| reedy plant that grew along the Nile | papyrus |
| long passages of ancient writing | Rosetta stone |
| refine | smelt |
| the kushites king who took over all of Egypt | Piankhi |