Egypt vs Thebes

Egypt and Thebes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Egypt	Yes	No	No	No
Thebes	Yes	No	No	No

Egypt (noun)	Thebes (noun)
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC	an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament	an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs