SECTION 1 - THE EGYPTIAN AND NUBIAN EMPIRES VOCABULARY Flashcards
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Hyksos
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invaders that ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C.
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New Kingdom
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period after the Hyksos rulers
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Hatshepsut
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New kingdom ruler who encouraged trade
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Thutmose III
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Warlike ruler; stepson of Hatshepsut
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Nubia
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Region of Africa borderin Egypt
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Ramses II
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Pharaoh and great builder of Egypt
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Kush
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Nuabian kingdom
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Piankhi
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Kushite king who forced the Libyans out of Egypt
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Meroë
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Home and trading center of the Kush Kingdom