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Ch. 2 History Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Upper Egypt | the land directly south of the Nile River Delta. |
| Kemet | The Black Land. |
| The Nile River | the longest river in the world, about 4,000 miles long. |
| The Sahara | the largest desert in the world, lies west of the Nile Valley. |
| Social Classes of Egypt | pharaoh, priests and nobles, traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes, farmers and herders, unskilled workers and slaves. |
| Re | the sun god. |
| Hapi | god who ruled the Nile River. |
| Isis | goddess who ruled the underworld with her husband, Osiris; represented a loyal wife and mother. |
| The Book of the Dead | contained a collection of spells that Egyptians believed they needed to enter the afterlife. |
| Egyptian doctors | wrote the world's first medical book. |
| Pyramids | the entrance always faced north. |
| The Great Pyramid | the largest pyramid in Egypt. |
| Hatshepsut | first female pharaoh. |
| Ramses 2 | greatest of the New Kingdom pharaohs. |
| Middle Kingdom | time of stability, prosperity, and achievement. |
| Hyksos | a group of people from western Asia who conquered Egypt. |
| New Kingdom | the reign of the pharaohs ended. |
| Memphis | capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. |
| Thebes | capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. |