Egypt 4.3 Review

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New Kingdom

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The period from about 1550 to 1050 BC in Egyptian history when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory.

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Hatshepsut

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First female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade.

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Barter

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Exchange goods without involving money.

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Thutmose III

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Stepson of Hatshepsut; considered a great pharaoh of the New Kingdom of Egypt.

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Thebes

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An ancient city in Upper Egypt that became the capital of the New Kingdom.

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Ramses II

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Pharaoh and great builder of Egypt.

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Hittites

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A people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age. They vied with New Kingdom Egypt over Syria.

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Abu Simbel

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The Temple built by Ramses the Great was carved out of sandstone cliffs, and at its entrance, four 66-foot-tall statues show Ramses as pharaoh.

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Cleopatra VII

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The last pharaoh of Egypt.

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King Tutankhamen

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An Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb filled with treasures was discovered by archaeologists in 1922.