Lesson 4
a land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800- 70 C.E.
What is Canaan?
the longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt
What is the Nile River?
a ruler of ancient egypt
What is a pharaoh?
a symbol used in hieroglyphs, a system of writing that was developed around 3000 B.C.E.
What is hieroglyphics?
the position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society
What is status?
a nation in northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E.
What is Egypt?
the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region
What is topography?
one of the first female pharaohs in ancient Egypt
What is Hatshepsut?
a high birth or rank
What is noble?
the government or controlling power
What is authority?
a river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains, south through the Sea of Galilee, into the Dead Sea
What is the Jordan River?
the plants of a place or region
What is vegetation?
an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, known as “Ramses the Great”; skilled as a military leader; and responsible for building many monuments, including the temple at Abu Simbel
What is Ramses II?
a person who does farm work
What is a peasant?
a family or group that rules for several generations
What is a dynasty?
a society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.
What is Kush?
the natural features on Earth's surface, such as landforms and bodies of water
What is physical geography?
a written agreement in which two or more states agree on peaceful relations
What is treaty?
a group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
What is social class?
an existence after death
What is afterlife?
a body of water north of Africa
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
a pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society
What is social pyramid?
the period of time someone rules, usually royalty
What is reign?