social studies Flashcards
social studies
New Kingdom
The time period is referred to as Egypt’s “golden age” because of the peace and stability they experienced
Middle Kingdom
Time period in Egypt where many great achievements, in literature, art, and architure
Old kingdom
time period in ancient Egypt when they built the pyramids
pharaohs
Egyptian God - Kings.
hieroglyphics
Egyptian writing
Canaan
The ancient homelands of the Hebrews
Abraham
was The father “first” of the Hebrew people.
torah
The first 5 books of the Hebrew bibles.
moses
The Egyptian-raised Hebrew who led the Israelites out of Egypt during the Exodus
Ramsses the 2nd (The great)
believed by many to be the pharaoh of the exodus
saul
The king of Israel who drove the philistine from the central hills of ancient Palestine
david
the king of Israel who united the Hebrew tribes
solomon
the king of Israel who erected the first temple in Jerusalem
delta
A broad, marshy, triangular, area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river.
The person king allowed 40,00 Hebrews to be free
Cyrus the great