Hyksos

from c.1539 to 14 BCE. This King, this god to the people, laid down the blueprint for future Pharaohs and the future of Egypt. It is thought that he aired the throne at the age of 10. Both his Father, Sequenere Tao II and Kahmose died fighting the Hyksos. Most scholars believe that his mother, the powerful Queen Ahhotep, acted as his co-regent and representative in Thebes, for the early…

Section A: Question 1 Enheduanna was the daughter of Sargon of Akkad. As a high priestess at the temple of Ur, she wrote a hymn of praise to Ishtar, or Inanna in Sumerian, the goddess of love and war. Enheduanna wrote a hymn about the Sumerian goddess Inanna because of the similarities between her and the Akkadian goddess, Ishtar. Although the Sumerians and the Akkadians were two separate cultures, they both worshipped a goddess of love and war. These similarities between the two goddesses…

the Nubians from the south, the Hyksos from the north, and later on, the Libyans from the west. The Egyptians had three different time periods where they fought in wars and later advanced their weapons and military strategies. Weapons were important to be able to fight during war. The Egyptian military consisted of infantrymen, charioteers, and the navy. The…

Egypt now known as the Arab Republic of Egypt is bordered by Israel, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea, Sudan and Libya. Since 1000BC Egypt became a dominate nation with one of the longest recorded histories of any modern country. As part of the cradle of civilization ancient Egypt developed some of the earliest forms of literature, agriculture, organized religion, urban development and style of government. Egypt 's cultural heritage became an important part of its national identity. With its…

harshness of the desert. The Middle Kingdom was known for its organization and power. Egypt become an empire by ruling more distant and foreign people in Nubia and the Middle East. But interacted with other settlements caused their demise, the Nubians and Hyksos drove out the Egyptians. The Middle Kingdom ended c.2400…

Date Civilization M,E,I, or C, Description (What it is and why it is important) 3500 BC M The first writing system is created. Over time it develops into cuneiform script 2300 BC M King sargon conquers the first empire in world history! 2100 BC M The city of Ur becomes the center of a powerful Mesopotamian state. Though it soon fell into collapse. This is when nomadic people started moving into mesopotamia. 1530 BC M The city state Babylon is conquered by the Kasstidites 1100 BC M Nomadic…

The archaeological evidence provides a vast amount of information to better understand the historical and cultural background of the Near East period. The study of archaeology allows us to travel in time and to have a better picture of what the cultures and societies looked like in the biblical world. This does not only provide critical information to understand the history and to validate the accuracy of the given historical evidences but also helps believers to read and interpret the Bible…

This led to another “Intermediate Period.” During this time period, Egypt split the kingdom. Since there were too many failing rulers in Egypt, they moved the capital to Xois. Since it was known that the Egyptians were failing, a group called the Hyksos gained most of…

The Tale of Sinuhe is set at the time of the death of King Amenemhat I, 1908 BC; but it was written 100 years later. The royal courtier, Sinuhe, is on military campagin in Libya to the west, when he hears of his king's unfavorable death. He panics and is afraid that he can also be crushed in the moves of the power politics to come. He escapes to the region of Lebanon and southern Syria to live with the 'Sand-farers' or in a Bedouin tribe. It is a great culture shock and a come-down for a man of…

1. How did her titles and royal image change over time? (5 marks) Hatshepsut’s titles and royal image had experienced a metamorphosis throughout the entirety of her lifetime. In that, being the daughter of the Pharaoh, Thutmose I, she had initially the title of King’s Daughter. However, with her marriage to Thutmose II, Hatshepsut obtained the titles of King’s Sister, God’s Wife of Amun , the highest honour a woman could attain in Egypt after the position of queen and King’s Great Wife. However,…