Chapter 3 Egypt
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| Obelisks | tall, thin pillars with pyramid-shape tops
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| smelt | to melt or fuse metal in order to separate the metallic components
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| bureauracy | a highly structured organization often government managed by officials
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| delta | a triangular region formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt
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| pharoah | ruler of ancient egypt
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| theocracy | a government ruled by religious leaders who claim God's authority
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| papyrus | a paper-like material made by ancient Egyptians from the stem of the reedy papyrus plant which grows in the nile river delta
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| Rosetta stone | stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics demotic script and Greek; gave the first clue to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics
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| Cataracts | rocky stretches in a river marked by rapid currents or waterfalls
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| Mummificationi | the process of preserving the body with chemicals after death
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| hieroglyphics | a form of ancient writing in which picture symbols represent sounds
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| menes | first pharaoh of Egypt he is credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt and is said to have found the city of Memphis the capital of unified Egypt
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| Hatsheput | 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
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| 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 mountains than any other pharaoh
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| Piankhi | King of Ancient Kush: he led the Kushities north in to Egypt conquering all of Egypt and making himself Pharaoh
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