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Egypt’s Empire
I. Middle Kingdom
A. The ruling pharaohs of the Old ____________ began to lose power around 2200
BC.
B. After the Old Kingdom fell apart, Egypt entered a time of __________ for over
200 years.
C. The Middle Kingdom lasted from c.2055 BC to c. 1650 BC.
D. A new dynasty of pharaohs ruled during the ____________ Kingdom, and the
capital was moved to Thebes.
II. Golden Age
A. Along with the order of the Middle Kingdom, came the conquering of new
territories.
B. The military took over _________ in the south as well as present-day Syria.
C. Pharaohs required __________, forced payments, in order to increase farming and
build a canal to increase trade.
III. Art and Architecture
A. With the riches from trading, money was spent on the __________.
B. Tombs and ____________ were decorated with paintings.
C. The _____________ of the ____________ was created in the Middle Kingdom.
D. Pharaohs had their tombs cut into the cliffs of the Nile River instead of building
pyramids
IV. Hyksos
A. Nothing good ever lasts. During the 1600s BC, ___________ began to challenge
the authority of the pharaohs.
B. Civil War weakened Egypt and outsiders from Asia, the _____________, took
over and ruled for more than a century.
C. The Hyksos had advanced weapons, ___________, and horses.
V. New Kingdom
A. Egyptians learned how to use chariots and the Hyksos’ weapons.
B. c.1550 BC ____________, an Egyptian prince, forced the Hyksos out of Egypt
and started the New Kingdom.
C. From 1550 BC to 1070 BC, Egypt once again prospered from _________ and
_____________.
VI. Hatshepsut
A. Queen Hatshepsut was the 1st wife of Thutmose II. When he died, she declared
herself ____________.
B. In order to gain acceptance she dressed as a __________, even wearing a fake
beard.
C. Hatshepsut was responsible for building magnificent temples and increasing
________.
D. During her reign, Egypt traded with Arabia and other parts of Africa.
VII. ________________
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With the increase demand for _____________, trade with the Phoenicians started.
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The Phoenicians lived along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, present-day
Lebanon.
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They traded their cedar wood for other valuable resources such as silver, ivory,
slaves, glass, and purple dye (for clothing).
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They developed the world’s 1st ________________.
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This made _____________ much easier and had a major impact on the ancient
world and our own.
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The English language is based upon the Greek alphabet, which was introduced to
them through trade with the Phoenicians.
VIII. More trade and politics
A. During the New Kingdom, alliances were formed with the Babylonians, Hittites
and other Mittanis.
B. __________, government representatives, worked together.
C. Thutmose III, Hatshepsut’s ______________, took over after her death.
D. He expanded the empire and acquired valuable _____________ from lands he
conquered.
E. In addition, he ___________ many prisoners of war.