Term | Definition |
Obelisk | tall, thin pillars with pyramid-shaped tops |
Smelt | to melt or fuse metal in order to separate the metallic components |
Bureaucracy | a highly structured organization, often government, managed by officials |
Delta | a triangular region formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt |
Pharaon | ruler of ancient Egypt |
Theocracy | a government ruled by religion leaders who claim God's authority |
Papyrus | a paper-like material made by ancient Egyptians from the stem of the stem of the reedy papyrus plants, which grows in the Nile River delta |
Rosetta Stone | stone founded in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics, demotic script, and Greek; gave the first clue to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics |
Cataracts | Rocky Stretches in a river marked by rapid currents or waterfalls |
Mummification | the process of preserving the body with chemicals after death |
Hieroglyphics | a form of ancients writing picture symbols represent sounds |
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 unitfied Egypt |
Hatshepsut | queen of ancient Egypt; shew took the throne in place of her stepson, Thutmose lll, and during her resign focused on templed building project and trade |
Ramses the Great | Pharaoh of Egypt; he led an army againist Hittle invaders of Egypt. He ruled Egypt with extravagance and built more temples and monument than any other Egyptian Pharaoh |
Piankhi | king of ancient Kush; he led the Kushites north into Egypt; conquering all Egypt and marking himself Pharaoh |