Peasant
A person who does farm work
Status
the position or standing of someone
Dynasty
A family or group that rules for several generations
Authority
Controlling power
Physical Geography
The natural features on Earth’s surface
Noble
A high birth or rank
Social Class
A group in society that is ranked
Social Pyramid
A pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes
Vegetation
The plants of a place
Hieroglyph
A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing
Regin
The period of time someone rules
Treaty
A written agreement
Afterlife
An existence after death
Topography
The shape and elevation of surface features
Ramses II
An ancient Egyptian pharaoh that was skilled at many things
Canaan
A land north of Egypt made from ancient Israelites from 1800 to 70 C.E.
Kush
A society along the Nile River that lived from 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.
Hatshepsut
One of the first female rulers
Egypt
A nation in Northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E.
a river in Asia that goes through the Lebanon Mountains, Sea of Galilee, and into the Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
A body of water north of Africa
Nile River
The longest river in the world, going through Africa to a delta in Egypt
Pharaoh
a ruler of Egypt