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History 4-1 vocab
history 4-1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyksos | a group of nomadic invaders from southwest asia who ruled egypt from 1640 to 1570 bce |
| new kingdom | the period of ancient egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the hyksos rulers, lasting from 1570 to 1075 bce |
| hatshepsut | declared herself pharoh around 1472 bce, she took over because her stepson was too young, encouraged trade in egypt instead of war |
| thutmose III | hatshepsut's stepson, loved war, pushed farther into nubia |
| nubia | a region of africa that straddled the upper nile river |
| ramses II | made a peace treaty with the hittite king around 1285 bce |
| kush | a kingdom in nubia, lasted from 2000 to 1000 bce, developed dynasty within egypt, capital was napata, egyptian culture was spread throughout kush |
| piankhi | kushite king, overthrew lybian dynasty that was ruling egypt, united entire nile valley |
| meroe | kushites were forced back here by the assyrians, on white nile river, close to red sea, had LOTS of trade |
| hyksos | a group of nomadic invaders from southwest asia who ruled egypt from 1640 to 1570 bce |
| new kingdom | the period of ancient egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the hyksos rulers, lasting from 1570 to 1075 bce |
| hatshepsut | declared herself pharoh around 1472 bce, she took over because her stepson was too young, encouraged trade in egypt instead of war |
| thutmose III | hatshepsut's stepson, loved war, pushed farther into nubia |
| nubia | a region of africa that straddled the upper nile river |
| ramses II | made a peace treaty with the hittite king around 1285 bce |
| kush | a kingdom in nubia, lasted from 2000 to 1000 bce, developed dynasty within egypt, capital was napata, egyptian culture was spread throughout kush |
| piankhi | kushite king, overthrew lybian dynasty that was ruling egypt, united entire nile valley |
| meroe | kushites were forced back here by the assyrians, on white nile river, close to red sea, had LOTS of trade |
| hyksos | a group of nomadic invaders from southwest asia who ruled egypt from 1640 to 1570 bce |
| new kingdom | the period of ancient egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the hyksos rulers, lasting from 1570 to 1075 bce |
| hatshepsut | declared herself pharoh around 1472 bce, she took over because her stepson was too young, encouraged trade in egypt instead of war |
| thutmose III | hatshepsut's stepson, loved war, pushed farther into nubia |
| nubia | a region of africa that staddled the upper nile river |
| ramses II | made a peace treaty with the hittite king around 1285 bce |
| kush | a kingdom in nubia, lasted from 2000 to 1000 bce, developed dynasty within egypt, capital was napata, egyptian culture was spread throughout kush |
| piankhi | kushite king, overthrew lybian dynasty that was ruling egypt, united entire nile valley |
| meroe | kushites were forced back here by the assyrians, on white nile river, close to red sea, had LOTS of trade |