Download Egyptian and Nubian Empires

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Egypt experienced a
series of weak leaders
and power struggles
amongst nobles.
War and violence
overtook the region
Asiatic invaders, called
Hyksos, came to Egypt in
Chariots, a new weapon
to the Egyptians
Hyksos ruled from 1640 –
1570 BC.
During this time Hebrews
settled in Egypt.
 Around
1600 BC, warlike rulers
came to power and began
restoring Egypt’s control.
 Queen Ahhotep began to drive
out the Hyksos and the rest left
under Pharaoh Kamose.
 The Hebrews remaining in
Egypt were enslaved.
 1570-1075
BC.
 The Egyptians
became conquerors
• Bronze weapons
• 2 wheeled chariots
• Archers,
charioteers, and
infantry
Declared herself
pharaoh c. 1472 BC.
 Encouraged trade
rather than waged war
 Sent five ships to Punt
in search of materials
used in religious
ceremonies.
 They brought back
gold, ivory, plants, and
animals.
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 Stepson
to
Hatshepsut
May have killed for
crown
 Invaded
east into
Palestine & Syria and
south into Nubia
 Became mighty
empire with
boundless wealth
 Introduce
monotheism and
worshipped ATEN
 Married Nefertiti
 Created the new
capital of Amarna
 Forced realistic art
forms
 Virtually erased from
Egyptian history
 Restored
the
traditional religion
 His tomb was found
fully intact in 1922 by
Howard Carter
 “King Tut”
Reigned 1290- 1224 BC
 Most prolific of all the
Egyptian Pharaohs.
 Widely believed to be
ruler during the Exodus
 Erected Grand Building,
temples, and decorated
statues.
 Battle of Kadesh
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• Fought Hittites
• 1st international peace
treaty
 Invaded
by the “Sea
Peoples”
 Palestine rebellions
and Libyan raids
 Egypt never
recovered its power
 However, those that
took control, adopted
the Egyptian way of
life
 Nubian
kingdom of
Kush emerged as a
regional power as
Egypt fell into
decline.
 Nubia established a
Kushite dynasty on
the throne of Egypt
 Kush spread Egyptian
culture to its trading
partners in Africa.
 The
Kushite viewed
themselves as more
suitable guardians of
Egyptian values than
the Libyans and
wanted to guard
those values by
conquering Egypt.
 Under the Kushite
king Piankhi, the Nile
Valley was united.
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In 671 BC, the Assyrians
attacked and conquered
Egypt.
The Kushite’s retreated
south to Meroë.
There were many natural
resources and flourishing
trade in Meroë and the
Kushite had a Golden
Age.
After four centuries of
prosperity, Meroë began
to decline 250 BC- AD
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