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Chapter 4 Section 4. T he New Kingdom and Kush. A Woman Pharaoh. Hatshepsut Husband pharaoh died Step son too young to rule Expanded kingdom through trade Crossed Eastern Desert , across Red Sea to Punt in Africa Herbs, spices, scented woods, monkeys and potted trees for INCENSE
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Chapter 4Section 4 The New Kingdom and Kush
A Woman Pharaoh • Hatshepsut • Husband pharaoh died • Step son too young to rule • Expanded kingdom through trade • Crossed Eastern Desert , across Red Sea to Punt in Africa • Herbs, spices, scented woods, monkeys and potted trees for INCENSE • Hatshepsut’s legacy: • Obelisk – monuments to honor her: Four-sided pillar with a pyramid- shaped top
A Reforming Pharaoh • Akhenaton– promoted MONOTHEISM- belief in one god • Aton the sun god • Art became more realistic- showed people’s flaws • Lasted for 3 years after his death, Tutankhamen rule brought back POLYTHEISM- belief in more than one god
A Powerful Pharaoh • Ramses II : • Expanded Egypt through war • EMPIRE- group of territories and people brought together under one ruler- stretched from Nubia to the border of HITTITES empire– group of people who lived in modern day Turkey and Syria
A Powerful Pharaoh • Main accomplishment: negotiated the world’s first peace treaty with the Hittites • Ramses ruled for 66 years – a time of stability and peace
Nubia and the Kush Civilization • Egypt was never the same after Ramses II • KUSH – Nubian kingdom became a power • Egypt and Nubia = close trade partners and shared cultures • As Egyptian power began to decline, outside forces began to threaten them • Egypt asked Piye – Kushite king – to defend them. • Piye was successful and became pharaoh • United Egypt and Kush
The Decline of Kush • 704 B.C. Kushite / Egyptian forces began to help areas resisting Assyrian rule • Assyrians had iron weapons (stronger than bronze) • In 671 B.C. Assyrians invaded and conquered Egypt • Kushite rule ended.