1. The Middle and New Kingdoms
History 4.3
Vocabulary
Manak A.

2. Middle Kingdom
DEFINITION: a period of order and stability which lasted to about 1750 B.C.
SENTENCE: During the Middle Kingdom, the Egyptians lived peacefully.

3. New Kingdom
DEFINITION: the period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
SENTENCE: The New Kingdom was ruled by a king who governed us with fair laws. 

4. Trade Routes DEFINITION: paths followed by traders
SENTENCE: Many traders followed sea trade routes or land trade routes to trade their goods.

5. Queen Hatshepsut
Definition: Queen Hatshepsut: (ruled c. 1503–1482 BC) Egyptian queen, she worked to increase trade with places outside of Egypt and ordered many impressive monuments and temples built during her reign. 
Sentence: One ruler who worked to increase Egyptian trade was Queen Hatshepsut.

6. Ramses the Great:
Definition: (RAM-seez) (late 1300s and early 1200s BC) Egyptian pharaoh, he expanded the kingdom and built lasting temples at Karnak, Luxor, and Abu Simbel. Ramses the Great is often considered one of Egypt’s greatest rulers. 
Despite its great successes, Egypt’s military might did not go unchallenged. In the 1200s BC the pharaoh Ramses (RAM-seez) II, or Ramses the Great, fought the Hittites, a group from Asia Minor.