Egypt -2 Flashcards
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The Hyksos
Powerful warriors which had a great technology, including horses and chariots. They ruled for 100 years and they came from Asia/west. 
Hatshepsut
Queen of Egypt, which had to prove herself because she was a woman came to power in 1473 BCE after her death and nephews tried to erase her from history she died in 1458
Why was the middle kingdom a“ gold age”
It was a period of peace which architecture, literature, and art florist
Why was the new kingdom a unique. In ancient Egypt history
Because it had a woman leader, a.k.a. Hatshepsut
During the middle Kingdom. Egypt gained control of which countries.
Nearby and parts of Syria
Pharaoh’s make great improvements doing what
Adding land to increase crops production in ordering a canal built between the Nile river and the Red Sea during the Middle Kingdom
What flourish during the middle Kingdom?
Art and architecture
In what time period did the middle kingdom weaken and who gained control
1600s BCE and Hyksos gained temporary control of Egypt 
During the new kingdom, what did Egypt do?
Prosper through trade gained lands to conquest in reach the heights of its power
During Hatshepsut’s region Egyptian’s traveled to where, why and what did they encounter?
Arabia, east, Africa, and the East Coast of the Mediterranean Sea to trade, encountered Phoenicians
After Hatshepsut’s death, who became pharaoh and what did they do?
Thutmos the third and he expanded Egypt’s control 
Envoyers
Government representatives to another country
Example one of the bureaucrats goes to another empire and tells the ruler that they want to have a peace treaty
Who is hatshepsuts niece
Thutmose the third
Authority
The right what power to give orders make decisions or control people; power or the thoughts, opinions and behaviors 
How did two unusual pharaohs change ancient Egypt history 
A change in religion, priest power.
And Tutankhamen what is young and he re-did what Amunhote did and made them polytheistic again
How long was Tutankhamen king and how many artifacts did they find in his tomb
9 years and they found 5000 artifacts in his tomb
Name some Pharaohs in the new kingdom
Hatshepsut,Amenhotle, and Tutankhamen,Thutmose the third
What did amenhotep change about the Egyptian beliefs and why
To limit the power of the Egyptian priests he instituted a religion based on the worship of only one god the son god; however, most Egyptians rejected the new religion
When Amenhotep also known as akkenaton died what happened
His 10 year old sonTutankhamun became pharaoh
The tomb of Tutankhamen a.k.a. king tut, was discovered, when and by who
1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carteo
What did Amenhotep change his name to
Akhenaton
I’m the Middle Kingdom what did they do instead of building pyramids and where
They were cut into limestone cliffs west of the Nile River
Who drove the Hyksos out and when
Ahmose in 1550 BCE
Incense
A material burned fits pleasant smell
