Transcript Ancient Egypt: The Rule of The God King

Ancient Egypt: The Rule of
The God King
The Middle Kingdom: 2060-1785 B.C.
The New Kingdom:1570-1085 B.C.
The Middle Kingdom: 20601785 B.C.
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Amenemhat I of Thebes
(1991-1962 B.C.) introduced
prosperity again to Egypt by
conquering Nubia
Nubia introduced black goods
and culture from sub-Africa
Under Amenemhat I irrigation
was pursued and he was the
first pharaoh to pursue
established trade with other
countries
The Middle Kingdom: 20601785 B.C.
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Hyksos concqueroed Egypt
in 1650 B.C. and introduced
the chariot, bronze weapons
and body amour
Adopt weapons and strategy
of conquering others from
past experiences
Pharaoh's will now seek to
build own empires
Empire are lands conquered
and brought together under
one government
The New Kingdom:1570-1085
B.C.
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Egyptian empire expands
further into Nile Valley,
Syria, Libya, Palestine and
Lebanon
Conquered areas
introduce slaves who bring
their culture to the
Egyptians
Not all pharaohs want
expanding empires but a
return to the Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom:1570-1085
B.C.
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Hatshepsut (1504-1482 B.C.)
female pharaoh who
introduced a period of peace
and commissioned some of
the finest monuments of
Egyptian architecture.
To gain acceptance from her
followers she had all statues
portray her as a man and she
strengthened the army
Assassinated by her nephew
Thutmose III who expands the
empire
The New Kingdom:1570-1085
B.C.
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Amenhotep IV (1377-1360)
pushed for the worship of a
single god called Aten, the sun
disk, the people rejected his
ideas and abandoned them
soon after his death.
Monotheism, the worship of
one god
Introduced naturalism art style
which introduced natural look
to artwork
His wife Nefertriti is believed to
have shared in vision and in
rule
The New Kingdom:1570-1085
B.C.
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He became spiritual
leader or “spiritual link to
Aten” as opposed to
powerful priests
During rule Akhenaten
concentrated on building
a city that was Akhetaten
He moved the capital
Thebes to Akhetaten
which weakened priests
hold
The Twilight of Egyptian
Empire :1360-1000 B.C.
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Tutankhamun, (13331323) reign began when
he was 9
Under his rule
Amenhotep’s changes
were reversed
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Priest regain power
Capital moved back to
Thebes
Return to worship of old
gods
The Twilight of Egyptian
Empire :1360-1000 B.C.
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Ramses II (1279-1213
B.C.) strongly reinforced
a return to the old gods of
Egypt
Expanded the empire of
Egypt out of the Nile
Valley up to the frontier of
Syria
Fought the Hittites to a
draw at the Battle of
Kadesh (1273 B.C.)
The Twilight of Egyptian
Empire :1360-1000 B.C.
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Kadesh was a massive
battle of men and over
5,000 war chariots
Ramses II almost lost the
Egyptian army by dividing
forces to meet an
unknown force
He signed the first
recognized peace treaty in
history between the
another nation (Hittites)
The Twilight of Egyptian
Empire :1360-1000 B.C.
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Majority of wounds were
smashed heads
Understood fever,checked
pulse rate, use casts and
skull wounds
Replaced fractured skull
pieces, applied
disinfectant made of wine
and rose oil with
bandages
Majority of experience
came from head wounds
The Twilight of Egyptian
Empire :1360-1000 B.C.
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After Ramses II the
following pharaohs could
not protect the kingdom
Nubians, Libyans and
Persians would eventually
conqueror the jewel of the
Nile
It will be another 1,000
years till Egypt rises to
the forefront of power in
the ancient world