| A | B |
| Nubia | Wealthy kingdom directly south of Egypt |
| Ahmose I | Drove the Hyksos out of Egypt |
| The Hyksos | Nomadic tribe from Asia that conquered Lower Egypt |
| Kush | Wealthy kingdom in Upper Nubia |
| Tuthmosis I | Warrior pharaoh, first to see the Euphrates |
| Tuthmosis II | Husband of Hatshepsut |
| Tuthmosis III | Defeated Canaanites at the Battle of Megiddo |
| Hatshepsut | Egypt's sole female pharaoh |
| Akhenaten | Practiced monotheism |
| Nefertiti | Great Wife of Akhenaten |
| Ramses II | Ruled for 67 years |
| Cataracts | Rocks and waterfalls in a river |
| Blue Nile | Flows north from Lake Tana |
| White Nile | Flows north from Lake Victoria |
| Kerma | Capital city of Kush |
| Piye | King of Nubia (Kush) who invaded Egypt |
| Meroe | Capital of Kush by 300 BC |
| Kadesh | Battle site between Ramses II and the Hittites |
| Tutankhanum | Restored the old gods |
| Neferure | Daughter of Hatshepsut |
| Sea Peoples | Attacked Egypt, defeated by Ramses III |
| Nefertari | Great Wife of Ramses II |
| The Aten |  |
| Abu Simbel |  |
| Battle of Kadesh |  |
| Hittite warriors |  |
| Papyrus | Plant used to make paper |