✧✧Vocabulary✧✧ 2050 BCE- Middle kingdom begins 1500 BCE- Queen Hatsheput reigns Middle Kingdom-Egyptian time period that falls in between the "old and new kingdom"; called the "Golden years" in Egypt. Tribute-forced payment to a more powerful group; it made Egypt rich Valley of the kings- on the west bank of the Nile river; tombs were built here for pharohs during the middle kingdom. Hyksos- this group of outsiders conquered Egypt bring the middle kingdom to an end in 1670 BCE. Ahmose- he drove the hyksos out of Egypt in 1550 BCE; starting the new kingdom Hatsheput- first female pharoh: led egypt as a regent and then became pharaoh after her newphew died. Regent- a person who rules as a kingdom during the reign of a child, absence, or disability of the leader. Thutmose III- the nephew of Hatsheput: he became the pharoh after her death. Amenhotep IV- husband of Netfertiti; created a new religion with only one god named Aton;Egypt lost much during this rule. Tutankhamen or "king Tut"---son-in-lawof Amenhotep IV; ruled the age of 10; his tomb was discoverd by Howard Carter in AD 1922. Ramses II-most sucessful pharaoh during the New Kingdom. 1150 BCE-In this year egyptians lost their empire. Assyrians-In 670 BCEegypt was taken over by what group?
EQ/ What happened to Egypt during the Middle & New kingdoms? 〈Middle Kingdom〉 The middle kingdom lated to 2,050 BCE to 1,670 BCE. The pharoh that waw ruling at that time lost control of Egypt during the battle of nobles. But then they took control of a new land called nubia and they attacked Syria. The pharoh became rich by forcing payments to the tribute and created more waterways between the nile and the red sea. During thies period arts, literature, and architecture was seen everywhere.It was in tombs,statues,and tombs cutted into cliffs, that were west of the Nile. Witch was know as the valley of the kings. People decorated the tombs with colorful sences of detities and daily life. People carved staures of the Pharohs to make them appear as a normal human being.The middle kingdom ended in 1670 where outsides know as Hykos and nobles attacked Egypt. THe Hykos were a strong army that had weapons made of bronze and iron. Therfore the egyptians were nomatch for the hykos because of the way they launched to each other. So then Hykos won and ruled egypt about 150 years. But the egyptian got their revenge back Thanks to a prince named Ahmose that drove the Hykos out of Egypt.
{New kingdom} Ahmose period of ruling was know as the new kingdom, and was know as an uprising time for Egypt. They became more richer and powerful, and was known to reach its height. Their armies fought in wars to gain more land.Then came queen Hatshepsut ruling with her husband, but after he died, her nephew was in charged to rule but he was to young. So hatshepsut was a regent then made herself pharoah. During her ruling she made Egypt peacefull.Hatshepsut was interested in trade, some of those things were metal, tools, weapons,and gold. Hatshepsut only ruled for 22 years. After her death Thutmose III ruled and made Egypt even more richer and gained tons of land.
⌘Problem and solution⌘ The pharoh lost control of Egypt by the Hykos during the middle kingdom and they lost land. A prince named Ahmose arose and drove the Hykos out of egypt and made Egypt rich,powerful, and gained land.