Queen of EgyptBorn: c. 1472–58 B.C.Birthplace: Egypt Daughter of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I, Hatshepsut was the wife and half-sister of Thutmose II. When Thutmose I died and Thutmose…
(Encyclopedia) Ibrahim PashaIbrahim Pashaēbrähēmˈ päˈshä [key], 1789–1848, Egyptian general. He was the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, governor of Egypt under the Ottoman Empire. Ibrahim conducted (1816…
(Encyclopedia) United Arab Republic, political union (1958–61) of Egypt and Syria. The capital was Cairo. The two countries were merged (1958) into a single unit comprising the Southern (Egypt) and…
Selected records. Source: National Aeronautic AssociationAltitude113,739.9 ft; 34,668 m.Cmdr. M.D. Ross (U.S.) and Lt. Cmdr. V.A. Prather, Lee Lewis Memorial, Gulf of Mexico, May 4, 1961.Distance25…
Homework Center – Writing Skills Research Papers Establish your topic. Look for sources of information. Read your sources and take notes. Organize your…
(Encyclopedia) Libyan Desert, northeast part of the Sahara Desert, NE Africa, in SW Egypt, E Libya, and NW Sudan; called the Western Desert in Egypt. It is a region of sand dunes, stony plains, and…
(Encyclopedia) Arabian Desert or Eastern Desert, c.86,000 sq mi (222,740 sq km), E Egypt, bordered by the Nile valley in the west and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez in the east. It extends along…
(Encyclopedia) PsamtikPsamtiksämˈtĭk, sămˈ– [key], Lat. Psammetichus, d. 609 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XXVI dynasty. When his father, Necho, lord of Saïs under the Assyrians, was…
