1. Bellringer Please place your timeline in the bin
Grab a highlighter or a marker— you’ll need it today!
On your Egypt Map (Page 20 in your notebook), please use the map to the left to:
Label where Nubia is located
Circle/outline the Kush Empire
Be prepared to answer the following question: How does the Kush Empire compare to the Egyptian Empire?
BJOTD: What's the opposite of a somersault?
NUBIA

2. Egypt and Kush

3. Decline of the Middle Kingdom
Hyksos invasion

4. Rise of the New Kingdom (1570-1075 BCE)
New Weapons:
Bronze weapons and chariots
Emphasis on conquering

5. Hatshepsut Encouraged trade instead of war
5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty
Considered one of the most successful
22 year rule
Reestablished trade networks—myrrh trees

6. Ramses II Warleader Made first peace treaty with the Hittites
Built many architectural monuments
Abu Simbel

7. The Hittites
Read the selection, use your highlighter, and be able to answer the following questions:
Who were the Hittites?
How did the Hittites use their land (3 ways!)
What were the Hittites most famous for (2 things!)

8. Egypt’s Decline “People of the Sea” invaded after Ramses died
Kingdom split apart, then invaded by the Libyans

9. The Rise of Kush (2000 BCE-1000 BCE)
A kingdom located in Nubia
Nubia: region of Egypt straddling the Upper Nile
Spread to include the rest of Egypt from Nubia to the Mediterranean

10. People of Nubia Trading kingdom
Culture glorified Egypt—Kush felt as if it was the guardian of Egyptian values
Used hieroglyphics, built pyramids, kicked the Libyans out of Egypt (King Piankhi was responsible for taking back Egypt)

12. Decline of Kush
Kicked out of Egypt by the Assyrians

13. Meroe Wealthy trading nation; emphasis on metal working
Ruled like pharaohs
No dynasties
Declined from 250 BCE to 150 BCE

14. Activity
Complete the Processing Page by using Ramses II as the second leader (the woman is a leader of Meroe)
Find similarities and differences between the two groups
Consider: religion, government, architecture, language, the priority of the government, etc.

15. China vs. Egypt
Category of Analysis
Why? D D S

16. Sumer vs. Egypt
Category of Analysis
Why? D D S

17. China vs. Sumer
Category of Analysis
Why? D D S