| A | B |
|---|
| pharaoh | title used for kings in ancient Egypt |
| dynasty | series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
| absolute power | complete control |
| 3 Periods of Ancient Egyptian history | Old Kingdon, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom |
| Menes | unified Upper and Lower Egypt (may have also gone by the name Narmer) |
| regent | someone who rules for a child until they are old enough to rule themselves |
| Hatshepsut | Female ruler, Thutmose III's step-mother and his regent, ruled for 15 years |
| Thutmose III | one of the greatest pharaohs of the New Kingdom; Hatshepsut's step-son |
| Alexander the Great | Macedonian leader who defeated Egypt after the New Kingdom grew weak due to civil war |
| Cleopatra VII | last Macedonian to rule Egypt before it fell to the Romans |
