| Term | Definition |
| Middle Kingdom | 2050 BC. - 1800 BC.: A new dynasty reunited Egypt. Moved the capital to Thebes. Built irrigation projects and canal between NIle and Red Sea so Egytian ships could trade along coasts of Arabian Penninsula and East Africa. Expanded Egyptian territory:Nubia, Syria. |
| New Kingdom | 18th-20th dynasties - rulers like Akhenaton, Hatshepsut, Tuthankhamen These rulers were in the 18th dynasty(called the Amarna Period) |
| Thutmose III | Hatshepsut's stepson; he brought Egypt to the heigth of its power |
| Hatshepsut | queen of egypt (1503-1482). after husband's death (Thutmose II), she bestowed the title of pharaoh on herself and adopted all pharaonic customs, including wearing the false beard |
| Hieroglyphic | A writing made by early Egyptians, which consisted of pictures. |
| Papyrus | paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat |
| Canaan | an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean |