 What is the state of balance and enlightenment in the Hindu Religion?  What is the state of balance and enlightenment in the Buddhist Religion?  Who is the head of religion in the Hindu Religion?  What was the name of the agreement between the Hebrews and their God, Yahweh?

 Who was the leader of the Hebrew people during the Exodus?  Which trading empire was responsible for the creation of the modern alphabet?  Which religion was the first instance of monotheism?

 Egypt experienced a series of weak leaders and power struggles amongst nobles.  War and violence overtook the region  Asiatic invaders, called Hyksos, came to Egypt in Chariots, a new weapon to the Egyptians  Hyksos ruled from 1640 – 1570 BC.  During this time Hebrews settled in Egypt.

 Around 1600 BC, warlike rulers came to power and began restoring Egypt’s control.  Queen Ahhotep began to drive out the Hyksos and the rest left under Pharaoh Kamose.  The Hebrews remaining in Egypt were enslaved.

 BC.  The Egyptians became conquerors Bronze weapons 2 wheeled chariots Archers, charioteers, and infantry

 Declared herself pharaoh c BC.  Encouraged trade rather than waged war  Sent five ships to Punt in search of materials used in religious ceremonies.  They brought back gold, ivory, plants, and animals.

 Stepson to Hatshepsut May have killed for crown  Invaded east into Palestine & Syria and south into Nubia  Became mighty empire with boundless wealth

 Introduce monotheism and worshipped ATEN  Married Nefertiti  Created the new capital of Amarna  Forced realistic art forms  Virtually erased from Egyptian history

 Restored the traditional religion  His tomb was found fully intact in 1922 by Howard Carter  “King Tut”

 Reigned BC  Most prolific of all the Egyptian Pharaohs.  Widely believed to be ruler during the Exodus  Erected Grand Building, temples, and decorated statues.  Battle of Kadesh Fought Hittites 1 st international peace treaty

 Invaded by the “Sea Peoples”  Palestine rebellions and Libyan raids  Egypt never recovered its power  However, those that took control, adopted the Egyptian way of life

 Nubian kingdom of Kush emerged as a regional power as Egypt fell into decline.  Nubia established a Kushite dynasty on the throne of Egypt  Kush spread Egyptian culture to its trading partners in Africa.

 The Kushite viewed themselves as more suitable guardians of Egyptian values than the Libyans and wanted to guard those values by conquering Egypt.  Under the Kushite king Piankhi, the Nile Valley was united.

 In 671 BC, the Assyrians attacked and conquered Egypt.  The Kushite’s retreated south to Meroë.  There were many natural resources and flourishing trade in Meroë and the Kushite had a Golden Age.  After four centuries of prosperity, Meroë began to decline 250 BC- AD 150