test unit 1 Flashcards
desertification in Egypt
irrigation canals
Nile, wind blowing south
transportation and trade
dry lands east and west in Egypt
natural barriers
desertification>population growth>local cheifs>
strong leaders
pharoahs instead of kings and queens, strong central government,
The Old Kingdom (2660-2160 BCE)
theocrats
from Memphis: king and queens rules as (theocrats) rulers holding religious and political power
THE OLD KINGDOM: noble class stronger=
pharoah power weakened+drought+famine
Mentuhotep II reunited ________
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM OF EGYPT (2049-1768 BCE)
middle kingdom capital moved to:
THEBES BABY!!!!
many temples were built to gods in which kingdom in Egypt??????
MIDDLE KINGDOM
how did middle kingdom end
invasion of by HYKSOS in Syria
Egyptians defeated Hyksos and made this Egyptian kingdom
THE NEW KINGDOM OMG!!! (1570-1070 BCE)
in 1350 BCE 1. ______ tried to change Egypts religion worship to sun god : 2. ____
- Akhenaton
2. Aten
after Akhenatons death, _____’s old religion was restored
egypt:)
which Egyptian pharoah built the most temples and statues
RAMSES THE GREAT
Ramses the Great ruled for __ years
67
new kingdom of egypt was target because
expanded kingdom
Egypt declined after ____ death
Ramses the Great
made Egypt ideal for agriculture
delta of Nile
Egyptian women had more rights. _____ and ______ became pharoahs
hatshepsut and cleopatra
Egyptian relion
POLYTHEISTIC
egyptians believed in a_______e
afterlife
mummification
removing internal organs, dry body with salts, pack insides, wrap body with wrap
hieroglyphics
Egyptian picture drawings
homo sapiens came from____ and went to ______ past
Africa. ; south america
paleolithic developments with FIRE
- cooking
- warmth
- protection
- light
paleolithic developmwnts domesticated animals
- dog
- cow
- pig
- horses
paleolithic women invented f______
farming
migration reasons:
- no food/ drought
- war
- better hunting
- more safety area
cultural diffusion
spread of culture
animism
obj/ nature have spiritual powers
kinship
20 people
reason agriculture create civilizatiom
not every1 hunt, men became powerful, need to protect surplus food
metalurgy
know how to use metals to make tools and weapons