Middle And New Kingdoms
Vocabulary
1. 2050 BCE-Middle Kingdom begins.
2. 1500 BCE-Queen Hatsheput reigns.
3. Middle Kingdom-Egyptian time period that falls in between the "Old and New Kingdoms"; Called the "Golden Years" in Egypt.
4. Tribute-Forced payment to a more powerful group; It made Egypt rich.
5. Valley of the Kings On the west bank of the Nile River; Tombs were built here for Pharaohs during the Middle Kingdom.
6. Hyksos-This group of outsiders conquered Egypt bring the Middle Kingdom to an end in 1670 BCE.
7. Ahmose-He drove the Hyksos out of Egypt out of Egypt in 1550 BCE; Starting the New Kingdom.
8. Hatsheput-First female Pharoah; led Egypt as a regent and then became Pharaoh after her nephew died.
9. Regenta-person who rules a kingdom during the reign of a child, absence, or disability of the leader.
10. Thutmose III-The nephew of Hatsheput; He became pharoah after her death.
11. Amenhotep IV-Husband of Nefertiti; Created a new religion with only one god named Aton; Egypt lost much during his rule.
12. Tutankhamen or "King Tut"-Son-in-law of Amenhotep IV; Ruled at the age of 10; His tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in AD 1922.
13. Ramses II-Most successful Pharaoh during the New Kingdom.
14. 1150 BCE-In this year Egyptians lost there empire.
15. Assyrians-In 670 BCE Egypt was taken over by what group?
2. 1500 BCE-Queen Hatsheput reigns.
3. Middle Kingdom-Egyptian time period that falls in between the "Old and New Kingdoms"; Called the "Golden Years" in Egypt.
4. Tribute-Forced payment to a more powerful group; It made Egypt rich.
5. Valley of the Kings On the west bank of the Nile River; Tombs were built here for Pharaohs during the Middle Kingdom.
6. Hyksos-This group of outsiders conquered Egypt bring the Middle Kingdom to an end in 1670 BCE.
7. Ahmose-He drove the Hyksos out of Egypt out of Egypt in 1550 BCE; Starting the New Kingdom.
8. Hatsheput-First female Pharoah; led Egypt as a regent and then became Pharaoh after her nephew died.
9. Regenta-person who rules a kingdom during the reign of a child, absence, or disability of the leader.
10. Thutmose III-The nephew of Hatsheput; He became pharoah after her death.
11. Amenhotep IV-Husband of Nefertiti; Created a new religion with only one god named Aton; Egypt lost much during his rule.
12. Tutankhamen or "King Tut"-Son-in-law of Amenhotep IV; Ruled at the age of 10; His tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in AD 1922.
13. Ramses II-Most successful Pharaoh during the New Kingdom.
14. 1150 BCE-In this year Egyptians lost there empire.
15. Assyrians-In 670 BCE Egypt was taken over by what group?
Essential Question
What happened to Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms?
What I Have Learned
Egypt had different Pharaoh's. This Woman which name was Hatshepsut. Thotmose III was the son of Thotmose II. But he was young when he died so he was suppose to be the next pharaoh but Hatshepsut became the first Woman Pharaoh.
I learned that Hatshepsut was the first woman to be Pharaoh.
I learned that Hatshepsut was the first woman to be Pharaoh.