1. Early Empires in the Ancient Near East
Chapter 3
Lesson 1: Akkad and Babylon
Lesson 2: Egypt and Kush
Lesson 3: Assyria and Persia

2. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
Hyksos – invades Egypt 1650BCE
Horse drawn chariots vs Egyptian donkey carts
Egyptians learn from the Hyksos
Middle Kingdom ended around 1650BCE with the invasion of the HYKSOS from western Asia
Ruled Egypt for almost 100 years driven out by Egyptians

3. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
SKILLS LEARNED Use bronze in tools and weapons Use of horse drawn chariots + military skills Chariot - 2-wheeled horse drawn cart

4. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
Hyksos driven out by Ahmose I
Reunited Egypt
Established a New Kingdom
Developed a professional army
CREATED AN EMPIRE

5. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
Amenhotep III
Ruled the largest amount of territory
Built great temples, buildings, statues and trade centers
Amenhotep III – King Tut’s grandfather

6. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten
Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaton the “heretic” Pharaoh (King Tut’s father)
wanted Egyptians to worship only one god: Aten
Met resistance …the people did not agree, and when he died Tutankhamen restored to polytheism

7. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
Tutankhamen
Tutankhamen - King Tut's Tomb lay undisturbed for roughly 3,300 years until
English archaeologist Howard Carter discovered it Nov. 1, Carter and his team happened upon it

8. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut – “Foremost of Noble Ladies” She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs
(was originally regent to her stepson) Sometimes would wear a fake beard had ppl refer to her as “His Majesty”

9. Egypt: The New Kingdom (1550BCE-1070BCE)
Sea Peoples invade Egypt after Ramses II died and Egypt was weakened

10. Alexander the Great-The Roman Empire and Cleopatra
Egypt was controlled by various groups until the 4th Century BCE 332BCE Alexander the Great Conquers Egypt Following his death (323BCE)and the breakup of Alexanders Empire the next Empire to take Egypt would be Rome. Julius Caesar and the last active Pharaoh Cleopatra VII

11. Kingdom of kush (250BCE-150ce)
NUBIA
Trade w/Egypt for many years
Goods: ivory, ebony, wood, leopard skins
Nubia is South of Egypt

12. Kingdom of kush (250BCE-150ce)
Broke away when New Kingdom collapsed (c.1000 BCE) Established new Kingdom called KUSH

13. Kingdom of kush (250BCE-150ce)
Kush conquered Egypt
Assyrians drove out the Kushites in 663BCE
The Kushites, still using bronze and stone weapons, were no match for the Assyrians, using iron weapons and were driven out in 663BCE
Kushites retreated to their original homeland and went into decline in 150AD