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CHW3M Decline of Civilizations: Egypt
Article Name: Decline of Egypt
A. What does the article say regarding the decline of Egypt?
- Military got too strong
- Too much land was conquered
- Akhenaten
- Egypt was divided after his change of religion
- Egypt was too vulnerable
- Ramses II had 79 sons, so there was conflict as to who will succeed him
B. What evidence does the article give?
- Egyptians travelled to conquer more land
- “The Nile river was falling from the sky”
- Conquered people brought back to fight in military = revolution
- The capital was moved
- Egypt split into two states after the Rames Dynasty
C. Which characteristics of a civilization does this evidence affect? (Centralized Government,
Agricultural intensification, specialization in Occupations, Class Structure, Merchants & Trade,
Development of Science and Writing, State Religion).
- Centralized Government
- State Religion
D. Do you think this is the main reason this civilization declined?
- Not the main reason but the last straw.
Article Name: Egypt in the Third Intermediate Period
A. What does the article say regarding the decline of Egypt?
-They didn’t have much order or control in terms of their rulers
-Slow but consistent change in Dynasties 21-24
-Rulers from Dynasties kept losing control during the 3 stages separated within this period and
others would take over
-Ruling became more about power rather than god's/religion
B. What evidence does the article give?
-First stage: Dynasty 21- Pharaoh’s from Tanis and High Priests of Amun from Thebes
-Second stage: Dynasty 22- Egypt’s Western enemies (powerful Libyan descent family)
-Third stage: Dynasty 23/24- Split Egypt
C. Which characteristics of a civilization does this evidence affect? (Centralized Government,
Agricultural intensification, specialization in Occupations, Class Structure, Merchants & Trade,
Development of Science and Writing, State Religion).
-Centralized government: Was no longer an order for the government as ruling became short
reigns
-Specialization in Occupations: Weakening centralized gov brought inspiration to artists as they
vocalized their opinions
D. Do you think this is the main reason this civilization declined?
No it was not the main reason the civilization declined but definitely contributed as loss of
control took place, however it inspired artists in different realms.
Article Name: Did climate change lead to the downfall of Ancient Egypt?
A. What does the article say regarding the decline of Egypt?
Climate change(drought) occurred around 2200.B.C. This created political instability, decline in
food resource and infrastructural resource which lead to the collapse of the civilization.
B. What evidence does the article give?
Radiocarbon sample of wood taken from the coffin of Ipi-ha-ishotef, and boats buried near
pyramid of Sesostris II.
C. Which characteristics of a civilization does this evidence affect? (Centralized Government,
Agricultural intensification, specialization in Occupations, Class Structure, Merchants & Trade,
Development of Science and Writing, State Religion).
Centralized government-people struggling to survive less likely to obey government
Agricultural intensification-drought caused a decline in resources
State Religion-may have turned to praying for a solution to the famine
D. Do you think this is the main reason this civilization declined?
Likely a main reason, decline in Agriculture and resources creates a major problem for a
civilization as everyone relied on food.
Article Name: The New Kingdom in Decline
A. What does the article say regarding the decline of Egypt?
It talks about how there were many causes that lead to the decline of Egypt instead of just one,
more focused from government related reasons.
B. What evidence does the article give?
Evidence includes; weak leadership, assaults from places outside Egypt, “Sea People”
(Invaders) took control of the eastern Mediterranean and kicked the Egyptians living there out.
C. Which characteristics of a civilization does this evidence affect? (Centralized Government,
Agricultural intensification, specialization in Occupations, Class Structure, Merchants & Trade,
Development of Science and Writing, State Religion).
The characteristic this evidence affected centralized government because of the reasons stated
before.
D. Do you think this is the main reason this civilization declined?
I think this the main reason for the decline in civilization because a centralized government
ensures stability.
Article Name: Empire of Ancient Egypt
A. What does the article say regarding the decline of Egypt?
Egypt suffered through famine
Turned back refugees in Egypt
Refugees and Libyans, Nubians invaded Egypt
Inner Conflicts existed in Egypt
Trade dropped
Civil Wars
Chaos, inflation, stability
Suffered economically
B. What evidence does the article give?
Thebian Kings used deceased mummy’s treasures for their own tombs
Economic difficulties
Dozens of royal mummies are found in a tomb
Thebian Kings priests placed the royal mummy in more secretive tombs
Pharaohs no longer in charge of country
C. Which characteristics of a civilization does this evidence affect? (Centralized Government,
Agricultural intensification, specialization in Occupations, Class Structure, Merchants & Trade,
Development of Science and Writing, State Religion).
Centralized government, Trade and merchants, agricultural intensification
D. Do you think this is the main reason this civilization declined?
Yes
Government fell apart
Society out of control
Multiple kingdoms formed
Suffered through poverty and famine
Inner conflicts
Article Name: Egypt, End of a civilization
A. What does the article say regarding the decline of Egypt?
Egypt fell behind in their military aspects because they simply did not have iron. They
were also many other factors, such as short lived succession by the rebel king Amenmesse in
the south, the murder of Ramesses III in 1153 BC, and civil war in the years of 1080-1070 BC.
Raids of bandits, tomb robbing also caused economic peril.
B. What evidence does the article give?
-Egypt was split into two and attempts to unify were ultimately unsuccessful
-Political Differences
-War
-Invasions
C. Which characteristics of a civilization does this evidence affect? (Centralized Government,
Agricultural intensification, specialization in Occupations, Class Structure, Merchants & Trade,
Development of Science and Writing, State Religion).
D. Do you think this is the main reason this civilization declined?