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Chapter 3/ Lesson 3 Date _____________________Pd. ______

For help use textbook p. 96-101

Ancient Egyptian Culture

The Old Kingdom of Egypt ended around 2200 B.C., and the Middle Kingdom began. Regional leaders were replaced with governors. Pharaohs conquered Nubia and used its wealth. Egypt sent trade ______________________ to ______________________ and to the ______________________. The ______________________ conquered Lower Egypt around 1650 B.C., and ruled it for about 100 years. In 1570 B.C., Pharaoh ______________________ and his army attacked and defeated the Hyksos. This new period in Egyptian history is called the ______________________. Egypt became the strongest military power in its part of the world.

During the New Kingdom, Egypt’s empire stretched from ______________

to the ______________________ river. Kush traded its gold, copper, and precious stones for ______________________, leopard skins, and elephant ivory. The empire reached its greatest glory under Amenhotep I. He made many ______________________ and traded with people in Africa, Asia, and southern Europe. ______________________ was one of Egypt’s few female pharaohs.

Amenhotep IV replaced the god, Amon, with Aton, god of the sun. He even renamed himself ______________________ in the god’s honor. Akhenaton practiced ______________________, or the worship of one god. Akhenaton was extremely unpopular. After his death Egyptian priests restored Amon and the worship of many gods. ______________________ became pharaoh after Akhenaton’s death, but he reigned (ruled) only a few years and died at age 19. The last strong pharaoh was Ramses II. The New Kingdom collapsed about 100 years after his death. Egyptian science and ______________________ were very advanced. The Egyptians used their skills to develop a ______________________ based on 12 months of 30 days. Religious arguments and weak pharaohs led to a breakup of the kingdom around 1000 B.C.

WORD BANK

calendar monotheism Tutankhamen allies

expeditions Ahmose I Hyksos Greece

ebony Kush medicine Euphrates

Hatshepsut Akhenaton New Kingdom

Fertile Crescent

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