Chapter 4 Section 1 Notes

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Chapter 4 Section 1 Notes
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I. The New Kingdom of Egypt (1570-1365 B.C.)
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A. Before this period of time could start the
Pharaohs had to defeat the Hyksos invaders from
Turkey
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B. Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty created a
large army
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C. Hatshepsut the first great women pharaoh of
Egypt 1472 B.C.
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D. Pharaoh Thutmose III. was a warlord that
extended the empire north into Palestine, Syria,
and south into Nubia
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Thutmose III.
King of Upper Lower Egypt
Thetmess
Menkheper Ra
Son of Ra
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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
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Rames II tomb
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1. Rames II extended the kingdom further to the
south at Karnak
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Karnak
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F. The Valley of the Kings near Thebes was used
as tombs for pharaohs
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Valley of the Kings
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II. The Kushites Conquer the Nile Region
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A. Kush kingdom in the south takes over Egypt
around 1000 B.C.
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B. Kushite king Piankhi becomes important around
751 B.C.
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III. The Golden Age of Meroe
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A. Meroe was a kingdom farther to the south that
became a major city manufacturing iron weapons