Egyptian Empire

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Egyptian Empire
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Dynasties of Pharaohsin Ancient Egypt

• EgyptProtodynastic Period
• Early Dynastic Period1st 2nd
• Old Kingdom3rd 4th 5th 6th
• First Intermediate Period 7th 8th 9th 10th11th
  (Thebes only)
• Middle Kingdom11th (All Egypt)12th 13th 14th
• Second Intermediate Period15th 16th 17th
• New Kingdom18th 19th 20th
• Third Intermediate Period21st 22nd 23rd24th 25th
  26th
• First Persian Period
• Late Period28th 29th 30th
• Second Persian Period
• Macedonian-Roman PeriodAlexander the Great
  Ptolemaic Dynasty Roman Egypt
• Arab Conquest

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Middle Kingdom (2040-1640)

• Region of Luxor/Thebes evolved
• Trade resumed
• Irrigation projects
• Prosperity
• Many foreigners
• Pharaohs less powerful

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Second Intermediate Period

• Foreigners threaten Egyptian power
• Hyksos
• Hebrews migrate
• 1550 - Hyksos driven out
• Hebrews enslaved

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New Kingdom (1550-1070)

• Warrior kings
• Advanced army
• Advanced weapons

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Hatshepsut

• The Queen Who Would be King
• Encouraged trade
• Ruled For 15 years
• Most monuments left behind

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Thutmose III

• More Warlike
• Into Palestine and Syria
• Into Nubia
• Napoleon of Egypt

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Akhenaten

• Amenhotep IV
• Aten was only god
• 1st Monotheistic religion
• Ignored Hittites

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Ramses II

• Treaty with Hittites
• Major architecture developments
• Followed by weaker kings

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Building Projects

• Valley of the Kings (Thebes)
• Temple for Amon-Re (Karnak)
• Temple for himself (Abu Simbel)

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Decline of Egypt

• Invasions
• Philistines
• Palestine
• Libyans
• Nubians
• Assyrians (Ashurbanipal)

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Nubians

• Kingdom of Kush
• Napata
• Meroe