Archaic Period
Who was the Pharaoh that united Upper and Lower Egypt for the first time?
Menes
The Old Kingdom is also known as the ______________________________
Age of Pyramids
Approximately how many years long was the First Intermediate Period?
About 150 years
Which dynasties occurred during the Middle Kingdom?
11th-13th
What group took over Lower Egypt, starting the Second Intermediate Period?
The Hyksos
What are three important developments the Ancient Egyptians created in the Archaic Period?
Pottery, make up, improved architecture with stone and bricks
The two things to advance and change the most during the Old kingdom were ____________________ and ________________________
Government structure and architecture
The FIP was also known as the ______________
Dark Period
The Middle Kingdom is commonly known as the _______________________
Classical Age
How did the Hyksos take over Lower Egypt?
Where does the term "Pharaoh" come from?
The Bible, the Ancient Egyptians did not actually use the term
Which dynasties occurred during the Old Kingdom?
3rd-6th
Civil war broke out (again) between Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. What two cities were the capitals of each side?
Heracleopolis in Lower Egypt
Thebes in Upper Egypt
Explain the problem Pharaohs had with the nomarchs following the FIP.
Nomarchs were used to independence and expected more freedom and power. In order to accomplish his goals, the Pharaoh had to make them happy.
What city did the Hyksos make their capital?
Avaris
Approximately what years was the Archaic period?
3150 BCE- 2650 BCE
Who had the first pyramid built?
Pharaoh Djoser
Civil war in Egypt resulted in huge loss of ___________. (Provide three examples)
culture (temples, statues, monuments, books, artworks)
Why did art and literature grow during the Middle Kingdom?
More people had money than ever before, allowing them to spend it on art and literature.
Also, the Pharaoh no longer controlled all of the art and culture.
Who was the Pharaoh that expelled the Hyksos from Egypt?
Ahmose I
What is a Dynasty?
Succession of people from the same bloodline
or
A royal bloodline
What important change did Djoser make to the structure of the government?
He created nomes
Which Pharaoh won the civil war and established Thebes as his new capital of Ancient Egypt?
Mentuhotep II
The Pharaoh developed a ____________________. Which enabled him to maintain control of troublesome nomarchs
Professional army
Where did the Hyksos originally come from?
The East, or the Land of Canaan