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| Pharaoh | “Great House or Palace” but over time the term referred to the Egyptian Kings. These were considered to be representatives and servants of the gods. |
| dynasty | A series of rulers during a particular kingdom or empire, which were thought to be from the same family. |
| hieroglyphics | Terms means sacred carving, the earliest form of Egyptian writing which used over 700 symbols words and sounds which could be combine. |
| Nile River | The Gift of Egypt, the world’s longest river provides the dry Egyptian land all of its water among other things. |
| Nile River Delta | Located in very northern Egypt near the Mediterranean Sea, this region is where most of Egyptian farming took place after the annual floods deposited fresh silt. |
| Old Kingdom | Time period when the Egyptians built the great stone pyramids. |
| Middle Kingdom | Rich cultural period in Egyptian history, the capital was located in the south, established a powerful trading empire. |
| New Kingdom | Time period that saw large territorial expansion which allowed great wealth to pour into Egypt. Lavish tombs at the Valley of the Kings were built and the social structure changed allowing educated and skilled people to move up class structure. |
| chariot | A light weight two wheeled carts pulled behind horses. They could be used in battle or as a means of transpiration and were introduced in Egypt around 1700BC |
| peasant | Low poor class of farmers who had little to no skills. |
| Khufu | Pharaoh who had the great pyramid built, though little is known about his reign. |
| Ramses II | One of the longest ruling pharaohs in Egypt, his 66 year reign saw Egypt expand its territory. He appears the Bible but historians believe that was a different pharaoh. |
| Tutankamen | The most famous Egyptian King. Known as King Tut, he has been called the boy King as he likely died around the age of 19 and started his reign at 12 to 14. |
| social class | People in a society who share the same economic status. |
