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| rich soil carried by flooding rivers |
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| title or name given to rulers of Egypt |
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| chief minister who supervised government in ancient Egypt |
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| practice of preserving the bodies of the dead |
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| form of picture writing developed by ancient Egyptians |
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| Pyramid like temple dedicated to chief god or goddesses of ancient Sumerian city state |
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| system of ranks in a society |
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| wedge shaped writing of ancient Sumerians and other ancient people |
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| law dealing with private rights of individuals |
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| A stone used to decipher the hieroglyphics |
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| United the Hebrew tribes to form the Kingdom of Israel |
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| Caused the division of the Kingdom of Israel by having high taxes and using forced labor to rebuild Jerusalem |
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| Time period of Egyptian history when the Great Pyramids were built and the pharaoh ruled over a strong central government |
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| Turbulent time period of Egyptian history. Power struggles, crop failures, and rebellions were caused by the downfall of the Old Kingdom |
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| Time period in which Egypt expanded their Empire |
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| First female pharaoh; increased trade between Egypt and Eastern Africa |
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| New Kingdom pharaoh that expanded Egypt's empire to Syria and beyond. |
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| "Carriers of Civilization"; spread Middle Easter culture around the Mediterranean World |
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