NKE - impact of the Hyksos essay sources Flashcards
What did J. Bourriau say about the adoption of Hyksos technology?
‘weapons of the same period from Upper Egypt were made of tin bronze and this would have given the Thebans a clear advantage in hand-to-hand fighting’
Who’s biography in their tomb describing Ahmose’s exploits in expelling the Hyksos mention the use of chariots?
Ahmose, son of Eben, (military elite under Ahmose)”I served as soldier … I used to accompany the Sovereign -life, prosperity, health! -on foot, following his excursions in his chariot”
what contains the earliest known depiction of horses in Egypt?
carving in Ahmose’s pyramid depicts a great battle against the Hyksos + shows them on horseback
What evidence is there for Egypt’s aim of expansion - to become an empire?
evidence from tomb of Ahmose, son of Ebana - stated that he accompanied the king to Kush ‘in order to extend the borders of Egypt’
What evidence is there for the warrior pharaoh ideology?
battle wounds on the corpse of sequenenre - shows he died in battle
What did P. Bradley say about the impact of the Hyksos?
Pamela Bradley - ‘The Hyksos occupation was the catalyst needded for the transformation of the Egyptian state’
What evidence is there for the renewed trade after the Hyksos expulsion? - (captured items - shows what theban egypt could not obtain)
Kamose’s describes the harbour at Avaris during the reign of Apophis + refers to the ‘hundreds of ships of fresh cedar which were filled with gold, lapis, silver, turquoise, bronze axes without number, not to mention moringa-oil, fat, honey, willow, box-wood, sticks, and all their fine woods - all the fine products of Syria!’
- goods captured by Kamose in the siege of Avaris
what evidence is there for the importance of the building program?
it made a statement - Palace complex built on former Hyksos site in Avaris by King Ahmose
