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What happened by the 25th dynasty between Egypt and Nubia |
The Kushites had become politically and militarily ad powerful as Egypt and thus buffer zones were created and a more equal trading relationship formed. Egypt lost it's imperial power. |
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What are the two districts in Nubia |
Wawat and Kush |
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What are the capital's of the districts? |
UN- Amara or soleb LN- faras or aniba |
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What is the relationship between Nubia and Egypt? |
In my opinion the relationship is more colonial as there were large number of Egyptian colonisers. Particularly in upper Nubia??? Terminology not accurate |
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What is acculturation? |
Cultural modification of a group of people by adapting or borrowing traits from other |
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Who were the most egyptianized in Nubia? |
The elite, and middle Nubian groups |
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Why might the elite groups not be the most egyptianized?? |
Because you are looking only at elite Nubians through the Egyptian eyes |
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What is the KAP? |
Egyptian royal nursery |
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Give three examples of tombs in Nubia that are egyptianized? |
1- Djehutyhotep- Egyptian art at Debeira East 2- Amenemhat- pyramid + granite stela at Debeira West 3- Hekenefer- former child of KAP +shabti |
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Which pharoah ventured further in the Easter desert creating a new toponym? |
Amenhotep III created Akuyta |
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Why is Akuyta important? |
Maintain and enhance gold suppliers, comes up in Seti I- water and akenaten- food. |
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Name other important gold mines |
Irem capture leads to mw |
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What was the main role of Egyptian administrators in Nubia? |
Taxes, tribute, exploit gold, civil government oversee, act as liaison |
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What shows the closeness of Nubia chief and Egyptian pharoah? |
Title of kings son kings son of Kush |
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What does Smith argue about Nubia |
A model for Egyptian imperialism |
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What are the main motivation for Egyptian control in Nubia |
1 military- protect from southern attack "elephantine is strong" kamose 2 ideology- Egyptian king as world ruler 3 economic- slaves as Egypt underpopulated, gold, ivory, ebony and exotic creatures . Gold argument- thutmose annals |
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What main differences between Nubia and Levant |
Taken further in Nubia . Cultural control. Nubia less of formed system. Accadian in Levant |
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Name of cemetery and scholar? And why important? |
FADRUS save-soderbergh- 700 graves, dated and clustered, assigned a status ranking base on grave goods. Results show- 3 phases: 1- high share wealth 2- wealth concentrate then breakdown 3- decline, most Egyptian interest south |
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Tomb of Huy? |
He is Egyptian but was Nubian viceroy buried at Thebes. Had theme of Nubia but cultural complexity is shown. With some named... Hekenefer- linen clothes and Nubian tattoos |
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What system in Nubia before Egypt |
Feudal |
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What happened by 25th dynasty in Nubia? |
Egyptian influence gone. Kushites equal in power. Buffer zones. Degree of acculturation has been lost. |
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What are two Nubian provinces |
KUSH AND WAWAT |
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Third province outside of Egyptian control? |
Irem- influenced by Egyptian strength |
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What are the capital's of provinces? |
Aniba or faras and Amara or Soleb |
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What evidence shows the culture aspect of Egyptian imperialism in Nubia? |
Soleb temple, king shown as divine power! MULLER Nubia more emphasis that Egypt |
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What is the evidence for Egyptian c groups disappearing |
Black and red polished pots from Nubia. Egyptian culture fills a vacuum |
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Example of acculturation in Brooklyn museum |
Unnamed prince of the-khet sculpture produced in Egypt export to Nubia. Cultural choice of projecting himself as such. |
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Nubia image |
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