1. Vocab

2.  Pyramid: immense stone structure often built as tombs  Mummification: ritualistic embalming and drying of corpses to prevent decay  Pharaohs: Egyptian kings worshipped as gods  Theocracy: type of government based on religious authority  Polytheistic: belief in more than one god  Hieroglyphics: form of written language where symbols stood for words or ideas  Deity: God/Goddess or higher power

3.  Obelisk: tall, narrow structure cut from one piece of stone  The Hyksos: Invaders who, once expelled, allowed the New Kingdom to prosper  Abu Simbel: Great stone temple built by Ramses II.

4.  Palestine/Canaan: Promised land of the Hebrews located at the SE end of the Mediterranean Sea  Torah: Most sacred writings of the Hebrews; makes up part of the Old Testament of the Bible  Exodus: Name given to when Moses led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt  Covenant: Promise made by Abraham and his people to obey God; in return God would protect Abraham and his descendents