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| When did the Middle Kingdom exist? | from about 2080-1640 B.C. |
| Who were the Hyksos? | Nomads who invaded Egypt & rules from 1640-1570 B.C. |
| After Queen Ahhotep, Kamose ruled; what was his great feat? | He won a great victory over the hated Hyksos; those who came after him drove the Hyksos out. |
| What was the third period of Egypt's glory called? | The New Kingdom (1570-1075 B.C.) |
| What crown did the pharoahs of the New Kingdom wear? | A blue crown shaped like a battle helmet. |
| Who was Hatshepsut? | The self-declared pharoah who encouraged trade (rather than just being at war). |
| What is one theory about how Hatshepsut died? | Her stepson Thutmose III murdered her. |
| Into what areas did Thutmose III push? | Into Palestine, Syria, Nubia. |
| What did Egyptian soldiers bring from Nubia? | gold, cattle, ivory, enslaved captives |
| Who fought in the Battle of Kadesh? | Egyptian and Hittite armies who fought to a standstill (1285 B.C.). |
| Who was Ramses II? | Pharaoh who fought Hittites at Battle of Kadesh. He ruled from 1290-1224 B.C., dying at age 99. He had 150 children & built a few temples. |
| Who was Egypt's chief god? | Amon |
| Who were the "People of the Sea"? | Not quite sure--might be Philistines; they attacked the Eyptian empire & Hittite kingdom. |
| Who were the neighbors that established independent dynasties around 950 B.C.? | Libyan pharaohs ruled from 950-730 B.C. |
| What was the first Nubian kingdom? | Kerma (soon after 2000 B.C.) |
| What is Napata? | Kush's capital, which was the center for the spread of Egyptian culture to Kush's other African trading partners. |
| Who was Piankhi? | A Kushite king who overthrew the Libyan dynasty in 751 B.C. |
| What was the 25th Dynasty? | Under Piankhi and his descendants became this dynasty; he untied the Nile Valley (86). |
| Who beat Piankhi? | The Assyrians did in 671 B.C. |
| What was the importance of Meroe? | It became a major center for making iron weapons & tools. They exchanged these for jewelry, fine cotton cloth, silver lamps, glass bottles. |
| How was succession decided in Kush? | By agreement of leaders & nobles. |
| Who brought down Meroe? | Aksum (around A.D. 350). |
