2-3 The Middle and New Kingdoms
Essential Questions
Vocabulary
Middle Kingdom (2050 BC –
1670 BC)
Middle Kingdom
Achievements
Beginning of the New
Kingdom
More Achievements
Important Pharaohs
Hatshepsut
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- Egypt starts to take over more land, including
______________ to the south
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- Art, literature and architecture flourish during the Middle
Kingdom
- Added waterways and ______________
- _______________________________ - Pharaohs stop
building massive tombs and choose to be buried in hidden
tombs cut into cliffs.
- In 1670 BC, the _______, invaders from the Middle East,
attacked and conquered Egypt.
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- It is during the New Kingdom that the Egyptians begin to
call the rulers _________________, as a sign of respect
- Egypt continues to grow and become a major world
power
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- Became ruler after her ½ brother, Thutmose II, died
(Thutmose’s son was too young too rule).
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- More interested in _______________ than military action
- Brought great wealth to Egypt
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- She was concerned with improving the HOME LIFE of
Egypt, not enlarging the empire
o She focused on __________________
Hatshepsut’s Achievements
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Thutmose III
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Was a very successful __________________ leader
His victories brought Egypt great wealth
Many nations sent gifts to Egypt as a sign of friendship
(and out of fear)
- _________________ many people
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Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton)
- Married to ______________________
- Introduced a new religion with one God,
________________
- Never a good idea to mess with people’s religion. This
will cause many to hate him.
o People refused to accept this new religion
o Neglected his duties as pharaoh.
King Tut
Ramses II (Ramses the
Great)
More Achievements
- Son of Akhenaton
- ________________ years old when he inherited the
throne
- Ruled for only ____________ years
- Most famous of all the pharaoh due to the mystery of his
death and the discovery of his tomb
- Discovery by __________________________ in 1922
- Only _____________________ pharaoh’s tomb ever
found.
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- Believed by Christians to be the pharaoh Moses confronts
in ________________.
- Building projects were huge, had his name engraved on all
of them.
- Ordered four huge statues of himself to be placed in front
of the temple built in his honor.
- After Ramses II, Egypt’s power faded and it was
____________________ by many outside groups.
Art:
1) Built great __________ (showing their success in
architecture & engineering)
2) Created beautiful painting on temple walls (to
honor and serve the kings & gods)
Science:
1) Invented a more accurate _________ (moon)
calendar – better than Babylonian
2) Medicine – ________________ wrote a scientific
handbook for surgeons
Indigestion:
Crush a hog's tooth and put it inside of four sugar
cakes. Eat for four days