| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| piankhi | king of ancient kush; he led the kushites north into egypt, conquering all of egypt and making himself pharaoh. |
| smelt | to melt or fuse metal in order to separate the matallice components. |
| delta | a triangular region formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt. |
| cataracts | rocky streches in a river marked by rapid currents or waterfalls. |
| menes | first pharaoh of eygpt; he is credited with uniting upper and lower eygpt and is said to have founded the city of memphis, the capital of unified eygpt. |
| pharaoh | ruler of ancient eygpt. |
| theocracy | a goverment ruled by religious leaders who claim gods authority. |
| bureaucracy | a highly structured organization, often govermental, managed by officials. |
| hatshepsut | she took the throne in place of her stepson, thutmose lll, and during her region, focused on temple-building projects and trade. |
| ramses the great | pharaoh of eygpt; he lead an army against hittite invaders of eygpt. |
| obelisks | tall, thin pillars with pyramid- shaped tops. |
| mummification | the process of preserving the body chemicals after death. |
| hieroglyphics | a form of ancient writing in which picture symbols represent sounds. |
| papyrus | a paper-like material made by ancient eygptians from the stem of the reedy papyrus plant. |
| rosetta stonea | a granite stone founded in 1799. |
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