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Explore the fascinating history of Ancient Egypt, from the annual flooding of the Nile River to the construction of the pyramids. Learn about the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom and their key rulers. Discover the unique culture, religion, and achievements of this ancient civilization.
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Ancient Egypt Module 2.3
Kingdoms of Egypt • The Old Kingdom 2660 BC-2180 BC • Narmer unifying Upper and Lower Egypt • Pyramids (the great age) • Pharaohs lost power and control
Kingdoms of Egypt • The Middle Kingdom 2040 BC-1640 BC • Built canal from Nile to Red Sea • Built dykes for irrigation • Created thousands of acres of farmland • Ended when he Hyksos (Palestine) took control of Egypt • Hebrews migrated to Egypt during the Hyksos reign
Kingdoms of Egypt • The New Kingdom 1550 BC-1070 BC • Egyptian conquests into Syria and Palestine • Conflict with Hittites • Temples and Statues • Valley of the Kings and Queens • Decline was due to years of invasions…possibly the Philistines
Papyrus--Paper Scroll Piece Papyrus Plant
Egyptian Math What number is this?
Egyptian Mummies Ramses II Seti I Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep II
Nubia (3100 BCE – 350 CE) and Egypt • Old Kingdom (2660 – 2180 BCE) • Trade • Middle Kingdom (2040 – 1640 BCE) • Sought control of gold mines in desert east of Nile • Sought direct access to luxury goods, Cutting out the Nubian traders (middle men, decreasing cost) • Built forts south of second cataract protect Kingdom and to control trade • Rise of Kush . . . . No connection with Egypt • New Kingdom (1532 – 1070 BCE) • Destroyed Kush • Egyptian official ruled Nubia “ Overseer of Southern Lands” • Egypt exploited gold mines / many Nubian deaths • Imposed Egyptian culture • Coerced submission by holding family member captive • Served as Archers in Egyptian military • Modeled Egyptian Architecture • Adopted Gods – evidence of Amon
Nubia and Egypt – 700BCE • New Kingdom falls in 1080 • Powerful new Native Kingdom emerges in Southern Nubia • 800 – 400 BCE headquarters located in Napata, an old Egyptian headquarters • From 400 BCE to 400 CE – the center of the Kindgom was located are MEROE • From 712 BCE to 660 BCE Nubian Kings ruled all of Egypt – ruled like Egyptian rulers (took control of Egypt from Libyan invaders) • Kept Nubian names • Physical features depicted as sub-saharan peoples • Egyptian renaissance • Rule from the city of Memphis – the Old Kingdom Capitol • Driven back south to Nubia by Assyrian Empire in retaliation to their efforts to aid local ruler in Palestine who were struggling against the Assyrian Empire
Egyptian Influence in Nubia • Religion • Architecture • Language - Heiroglyphics • Royal rituals