Chapter 4 Section 1 Notes

I. The New Kingdom of Egypt ( B.C.)

A. Before this period of time could start the Pharaohs had to defeat the Hyksos invaders from Turkey

B. Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty created a large army

C. Hatshepsut the first great women pharaoh of Egypt 1472 B.C.

D. Pharaoh Thutmose III. was a warlord that extended the empire north into Palestine, Syria, and south into Nubia

Thutmose III. King of Upper & Lower Egypt Menkheper RaSon of Ra Thetmess

E. Pharaoh Rames II extended the empire northward until they met the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh around 1285 B.C. where each signed the first peace treaty in history

Rames II tomb

1. Rames II extended the kingdom further to the south at Karnak

Karnak

F. The Valley of the Kings near Thebes was used as tombs for pharaohs

Valley of the Kings

II. The Kushites Conquer the Nile Region

A. Kush kingdom in the south takes over Egypt around 1000 B.C.

B. Kushite king Piankhi becomes important around 751 B.C.

III. The Golden Age of Meroe

A. Meroe was a kingdom farther to the south that became a major city manufacturing iron weapons