Chapter 2 Flashcards
Middle Kingdom
Time of trade w/east
Old kingdom
Pharoahs
Pyrimads
New kingdom
Egypt creates army 2 protect its kingdom
Wealthy, powerful
Overthrew Hyksos
Hatshepsut- first femLe pharaoh
Assyria
North mes.- started Conquered lower mes Even as far as Egypt Strong, fierce empire Heavy taxes
Phoenicians
Fishers Along west end of east med. sea Present day: Lebanon Purple dye Ship building Trading goods on med Language English Is based on
Persian
Mes. And sorrounding areas 2 Egypt
Conquer groups previously there
Cyrus the great: ruled and let them practice own religion
Royal road
Part of Persia
Darius improved roads
1700 miles long
Conquered east as India and west 2 Greece
Hyksos
Invaded Egypt from Sinai pininsula
Came on chariots
Deserts no longer protects Egypt
Kush
Invaded Egypt -south
More rainfall, iron
THE EMPIRE
Nubia
South Egypt
Where blue, white Nile branch off
Present day Sudan
LAND
Ebola
West Africa Sierra Leone Guinea Transmitted from animals Transferred to people 10x flu
Inundation
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Vizier
Most imp minister 2 phARoh
Pharoah
God in human form
Theocracy
Government where where ruler is divine figure