Egyptian Civilization And Northeast Africa:kush,meroe,aksum

Front 1

Roots of Egyptian civ lie where?

Back 1

Nile Valley

Front 2

Unification of Egypt came from who?

Back 2

Pharaoh Horus Aha

Front 3

After Eygpt was unificated, the ______ period started.

Back 3

Archaic

Front 4

In the Archaic period, what institutions were established? what else appeared?

Back 4

kingship and bureaucracy
writing

Front 5

In the Old Kingdom, the king was the _____ _____ _____ and the _____ were built demostrating the power,success and technology of the administrative system.

Back 5

supreme territorial claimant
pyramids

Front 6

About 2000 BC, after some political unrest, Middle Kingdom pharaohs reestablished a ______ state and marked a high point in the development of _____ and literature.

Back 6

bureaucratic
poetry

Front 7

Around 1500BC, after some unrest, when the ______ kings from the Near East ruled Egypt, this gave way to the ____ Kingdom

Back 7

Hyksos
New

Front 8

Describe the period of the New Kingdom.

Back 8

Egypt became powerful in the Near East and competed with the Hittites and others in Levant.

Front 9

When Egypt declined after 1000BC and became a province of the _____ ______ in 30BC.

Back 9

Roman Empire

Front 10

Nubian civs developed under what influence?

Back 10

Egyptian

Front 11

What civ developed under strong Egyptian influence?

Back 11

Nubian

Front 12

Egyptian pharaohs exploited Nubia for _______ and ______.

Back 12

wealth in ivory and semiprecious stones

Front 13

Egyptian pharaohs used what to protect their trade routes?

Back 13

Dongola reach

Front 14

When the Egyptian kings were politically weak, in the 1st and 2nd intermediate periods, the ______ of Nubia developed powerful kingdoms.

Back 14

chieftains

Front 15

What 2 periods were the Egyptian kings politically weak?

Back 15

First and Second Intermediate Periods

Front 16

During the 7th century, Nubian rulers from ____ became the kings of Egypt.

Back 16

Kush

Front 17

When the Nubian rulers from Kush becames the kings of Egypt, they had to retreat upstream because they were confronted by who?

Back 17

Assyrian armies

Front 18

Where did the Nubian rulers from Kush retreat from. ______ upstream to ______.

Back 18

Napata
Meroe

Front 19

What kingdom flourished as the trade moved southward?

Back 19

Meroitic

Front 20

Why did the Meroitic kingdom flourish?

Back 20

trade moved south
discovery of monsoon wind cycles

Front 21

_____ became a major center for ivory and other African commodities when it was a major ironworking city.

Back 21

Meroe

Front 22

When Meroe became a major ironworking city, it was the major center for what 2 things?

Back 22

ivory and other African commodities

Front 23

After the first century, the _________ of the Ethiopian highlands became major powers in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade.

Back 23

Aksumites

Front 24

After the first century, the Aksumites of the Ethiopian highlands became major powers in what two things?

Back 24

Red Sea
Indian Ocean trade.