MIDDLE - NEW KINGDOMS OF EGYPT Flashcards
The middle kingdom was under _____
Amenemhet
In the middle kingdom, the capital was moved from memphis to ____
Thebes
In the middle kingdom, the agriculture was expanded due to ____
irrigation projects
In the middle kingdom, Amenemhet _____ the territory of Egypt
Expanded
In the middle kingdom, Amenemhet occupied ____, which was rich w/ ___
Nubia, gold
In the middle kingdom, Egyptian trade expanded beyond the empire, reaching ______ through _______ connecting the ___________ and ___________
West Asia, canals, Nile river, Red Sea
In the middle kingdom, the Nile delta became a _________ of ___
Center of Trade
____ from ____ invaded Egypt, leading to the middle kingdoms fall in 1786 BCE, and him governing lower Egypt for ___ -__ years
Hyksos, West Asia, 70-100years
Egyptians who lived in Upper Egypt, studied _____ and ______ of the conquerors
Weapons and Chariots
When the Egyptians defeated Hyksos, who were they under?
Ahmoses I
What marked the beginning of the new kingdom?
Hyksos’s death
the new kingdom became ____ and ___ because of its ______
Progressive and powerful, excellent pharaohs
Who defeated and threw Hyksos out of Egypt?
Ahmose I
Who was the first pharaoh to build a tomb in the Valley of Kings?
Thutmose I
Who expanded the territories of Euphrates River?
Thutmose I
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Who led the largest trading expedition in the history of the New Kingdom?
Hatshepsut
When the Egyptian empire reached its greatest expense, who were they under?
Thutmose III
Who conquered his enemies in Syria and Nubia?
Thutmose III
Who encouraged Egyptian to worship one god, Aton?
Amenhotep IV
Who was the pharaoh that began to rule at the age of 9?
Tutankhamun
Who was the pharaoh that their ministers revived the traditional religions of the Egyptians?
Tutankhamun
Also known as “Rameses the Great”
Rameses II
Who led the warfare against the Hittites in the Battle of Kadesh?
Rameses II
Who was the last warrior pharaoh?
Rameses IIi
Who saved Egypt from “sea people”
Rameses III
Where did the “sea people” come from
probably from Europe or Anatolia
Who ruled Egypt after Rameses III’s reign?
Weak Pharaohs
Who occupied Egypt?
Nubians, Assyrians, Persians, and Macedonians
Who were the Macedonians under?
Alexander the Great
Who was Alexander’s general when he died?
Ptolemy
Who appointed himself as the new pharaoh of Egypt and started a new period?
Ptolemy
What marked the start of the Ptolemaic period?
Alexander’s death and Ptolemy’s self appointment
Who was the last ruler before Egypt fell to another empire?
Cleopatra VII
What empire conquered and made Egypt fall?
Roman Empire
