People
A ruler of ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
A body of water north of Africa.
Mediterranean Sea
a symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.
Hieroglyph
a group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
social class
The natural features on Earth’s surface, such as landforms and bodies of water.
Physical geography
skilled as a military leader; and responsible for building many monuments, including the temple at Abu Simbel
Ramses II
A river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains, south through the Sea of Galilee, into the Dead Sea.
Jordan River
The plants of a place or region
Vegetation
an existence after death
afterlife
A written agreement by which two or more states agree to peaceful relations
Treaty
one of the first female pharaohs of ancient Egypt
Hatshepsut
A nation in Northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E.
Egypt
stiff; unable to bend
rigid
A family or group that rules for several generations
Dynasty
A land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800 to 70 C.E.
Cannan
a person who does farm work
Peasant
A society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.
Kush
The shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains and or deserts, of a place or region.
Topography
The government or controlling power
Authority
Macedonian and Ptolemaic Egypt, about 300 years (332 B.C. to 30 B.C. true or false
True
of high birth or rank
Noble
The longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt
Nile River
a pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society
social pyramid
Third Intermediate Period, about 420 years (ca 1075 B.C. to ca 656 B.C. true or false
True