First Age of Empires Egyptian and nubian

OLD KINGDOMChapter 2 – Egyptian civilization united into a kingdom around 3100 BC

Known as the Old Kingdom

Power of pharaohs died out bringing it to an end in 2080 BC

MIDDLE KINGDOM

2080-1640 BC

Strong pharaohs gained control – brought back order!

Improved trade Created 1000 of new acres

of farmland Prosperity did not last

1640 -1570 BC

A group from Palestine moved in

Hyksos – “The rulers of foreign lands”

Took over Egypt until 1523 BC

When the Middle Kingdom died out, war and violence erupted

Hyksos – shook Egyptians confidence

Learned now that desert boundaries can’t always protect

AT THE SAME TIME….

Historians believed at the same time, Hebrews settled here as well.

Bible states – Abraham crossed into Canaan around 1800 BC

His decedents into Egypt around 1650 BC

Hyksos ok with Hebrews – Racially akin

Egyptians not ok with Hyksos

1600 – New warlike rulers in Egypt! Drove the Hyksos out! Back into Palestine and Syria

Reasons unknown, Hebrews stayed …

Exodus – Enslaved and forced into labor

Left Egypt between 1500 and 1200 BC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Jrpw4sd8w

NEW KINGDOM

Pharaohs declared a New Kingdom when they left

Became wealthy

Bronze weapons, two wheeled chariots

HATSHEPSUT

Declared herself Pharaoh (1472 BC) Encouraged trade, not war! Egypt thrived under her!

THUTMOSE III

Hatshepsut’s stepson – possibly had her

murdered

Warmonger!

Created a huge empire!

Moved all the way into Palestine and Syria

RAMSES II

Their conquest of into Syria brought them into conflict with the Hittites (1400 BC)

Many small battles

After – Ramses and Hittites wanted peace

Treaty – “Peace and brotherhood between us forever!”

NEW KINGDOM DIES

1200 BC – After his death, many invasions again Was never able to recover Many small kingdoms now

CREATE A VENN DIAGRAM

Egypt Nubia

THE KUSHITES CONQUER THE NILE

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nubia&view=detail&mid=33C8F40735B4DC16E11F33C8F40735B4DC16E11F&first=0&FORM=LKVR