Chapter 5.3 Notes

Chapter 5.3 Notes

Egypt’s Empire

I.A Golden Age

New dynasty of ______came to power

1. moved the capital to ______

2. began a period of peace and order called the ______

a. lasted from ______to ______

A. Conquests

1. Egyptian armies gained control of ______and expanded to

present day ______

2. Pharaohs made many ______

a. added thousands of acres of ______

b. had more ______dams and ______to increase crops

1. constructed a canal between the ______river and the ______

2. traders were able to send goods by ______through the Red Sea

B. The Arts Flourish

1. Egyptian ______and ______thrived during the ______

2. Egyptians developed a new type of ______

a. no longer built ______

b. had their tombs cut into limestone ______

c. became known as the ______

C. The Hyksos

1. Nobles challenged the power of ______

2. ______divided Egypt, ending an era of ______and ______

3. As Middle Kingdom weakened, ______invaded Eygpt

4. A people from western Asia known as the ______swept into ______

a. ______were powerful warriors

b. rode in horse drawn ______

c. fought with study weapons made of ______and ______

d. ______ruled Egypt for ______years

e. ______hated the ______

f, ______drove the Hyksos out of Egypt

II. Building an Empire

______founded a new dynasty

1. began a period known as the ______

2. lasted from ______to ______

3. Egypt benefited from the spread of ______, ______, and ______

A. A Woman Pharaoh

1. A queen named ______ruled Egypt

2. dressed in clothes of the ______pharaoh

3. wore a false ______to copy the one worn by male Egyptian kings

4. built ______and restored old ______

B. Growth of Trade

1. Hatshepsut was more interested in prompting ______than starting ______

2. Egyptians traded ______, ______, and ______for

gold, ______, ______, and ______- a material

burned for its pleasant smell

3. Valued ______products

a. traveled to east coast of the Mediterranean Sea where present-day ______

b. people in this region were called the ______--

1. the Phoenicians invented an ______and a system of writing

2. Phoenician ______and settlements encouraged the

spread of goods and ideas (called cultural diffusion)

C. Trade and Politics

1. Egyptians traded ______, ______, ______, ______

tin and tools to the Phoenicians for ______, ______and furniture

2. New Kingdom pharaohs developed ______ties between Egypt nearby kingdoms

3. Joined by treaty or marriage with ______Empire in Mesopotamia, the ______

family in Syria, and the ______Empire in Anatolia

4. Exchanged ______or representatives

5. First time that groups of nations tried working together to reach common ______

D. Expanding the Empire

1. When Hatshepsut died, ______became pharaoh.

2. expanded Egypt’s control to ______river in ______

3. conquered ______

4. Egypt grew ______and ______became common

III. Two Unusual Pharaohs

A. A Religious Founder

1. A new pharaoh ______came to power in 1370 B.C.

2. supported by his wife ______

3. tried to change Egypt’s ______

4. Changed from the worship of many gods which is called ______,

to the worship of one god which is called ______

5. Introduced the worship of ______, the sun god

6. moved the capital to ______

7. Egypt lost most of its lands in western Asia to ______

B. Who was “King Tut”

1. When Akhenaton died in 1360 B.C. his son, 10 year old ______became pharaoh.

2. restored the worship of many ______

3. rule ended after only ______years

4. ______discovered King Tut’s tomb in ______

5. Tomb contained the pharaoh’s ______many treasures including a gold mask

IV. Recovery and Decline

A. Ramses II

1. Also known as ______

2. fought with ______

3. Ramses and the Hittite king signed a ______treaty

B. Age of Temples

1. Built many temples. One of the most magnificent was ______

C. Why Did Egypt Decline?

1. After Ramses died, Egypt ______

2. Pharaohs fought costly ______

3. In the 900s, the ______conquered Egypt

4. people of ______seized power

5. In 670 BC Egypt was taken over by the ______from Mesopotamia