Chapter 2: Ancient Egypt Vocab Terms

a waterfall

• cataract
• delta
• mummification
• vizier

triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers

• cataract
• delta
• mummification
• vizier

the preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth

• cataract
• delta
• mummification
• vizier

ruling family

• dynasty
• pharaoh
• bureaucracy
• vizier

title of the rulers of ancient Egypt

• dynasty
• pharaoh
• bureaucracy
• vizier

system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority

• dynasty
• pharaoh
• bureaucracy
• vizier

chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt

• dynasty
• pharaoh
• bureaucracy
• vizier

18-year-old boy who was the son-in-law of Akhenaton; his tomb remained untouched for nearly 3,000 years

• Tutankhamen
• Hatshepsut
• Thutmose III
• Ramses II

first female ruler of Egypt

• Tutankhamen
• Hatshepsut
• Thutmose III
• Ramses II

extended Egypt's borders to its greatest extent

• Tutankhamen
• Hatshepsut
• Thutmose III
• Ramses II