THE LATE BRONZE AGE

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Post-Isolationist Egypt

• As a result of foreign invasion and control
  (Hyksos), Egyptians seek to create a buffer zone
• Expand territory to the Northeast
  (Syria-Palestine) and South (Nubia)

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Egyptian Interactions with Near East

• In competition with Hittites of Anatolia for
  control of Syria
• Epic Battle of Kadesh (1274 B.C.E)
• Largest Chariot battle ever fought (6000)
• Ramesses II (Egypt) is ambushed by Muwatalli
  (Hittites)

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Egyptian Interactions with Near East (cont.)

• Battle of Kadesh (cont.)
• Both sides are forced to accept treaty (first of
  its kind)
• Ramesses claims victorybecomes wildly popular
  with fellow Egyptians

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Egyptian Interactions with Central Africans

• Nubia
• Strategic gateway located between North Africa
  and Sub-Saharan Africa
• Established relationship to acquire raw
  materials, namely gold

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Egyptian Interactions with Central Africans

• Nubia (cont.)
• Extent of Egyptian control spans into Kush
• Egypt controls area for 500 years
• Leaves many marks on Nubian culture

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Egyptian Interactions with Central Africans

• Nubia (cont.)
• Built towns on Egyptian models
• Stone temples are constructed for Egyptian gods
• Elite Nubian families work for Egyptian families
• Transplant Egyptian culture back into Nubia

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Egyptian Interactions with Central Africans

• Nubia (cont.)
• As Egypts power wanes, Nubians reclaim power
• Set up new capital at Meroe
• Eventually, actually rule all of Egypt for a
  short while (King Sabacus)

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Minoan way of life

• Located on the island of Crete
• Society based on naval prowess
• Had huge palaces
• Based on Egyptian, Syrian, and Mesopotamian
  models
• Knowledge about Minoans comes from Frescoes

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Mycenaean way of life

• Located in Greece
• Borrowed heavily from Minoans
• Fortified hilltop citadels
• Linear B leaves us a record of Mycenaean
  practices
• Uniform culture (sea trade networks)

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Disruptions around 1200 B.C.E.

• Large scale migrations
• Movement by one group of people cause another to
  be displaced (refugees).
• Invaders destroy key townstrade networks fall
  apart
• Interdependent nature becomes problematic
• Domino effect ensues

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THE LATE BRONZE AGE

• Disruptions around 1200 B.C.E.

• Cosmopolitan cities become more susceptible to
  invaders
• Large scale empires give way to localized
  governments isolation re-emerges