Ancient History Past HSC Questions Describe the importance of royal women during the reign of Ramesses II. (10) To what extent have the interpretations and images of Ramesses II changed over time? (15) * In the temples in the south such as Abu Simbel‚ reliefs of Nubian campaigns are shown but no details or dates have survived * One relief shows Ramesses leading two lines of Nubian captives and presenting them to Amen * A new era developed between them‚ however Ramesses depicted
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Gabriella Heslop 1/24/2013 Period 4 Lesson 3 Guided Questions: Egypt’s Empire pages 120 – 127 1. Why was the Middle Kingdom a “golden age” for Egypt? Conquered new territories Egyptian armies gained control of Nubia to the south and expanded northeast into present-day Syria The Egyptian pharaohs added to their kingdom’s wealth a required tribute‚ or forced payments‚ from the peoples their armies had conquered They added thousands of acres to the land already being farmed to increase crop
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redrawing the map of western Asia‚ by toppling‚ Mesopotamia and massively strengthened the power and might of the army with his fierce and pragmatic military tactics. Cyrus’ son Cambyses‚ continued his father’s legacy by fighting against the Egyptians‚ in Nubia and Lybia. The next heir to the throne was Darius I who helped to build the largest known empire in the world. He divide his empire into twenty provinces which was ruled by a different satrap who served as the governor. In addition to charging the
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ang huling hari sa trono at namuno si AMENEMHET I mula sa thebes Gitnang kaharian -AMENEMHET II- umupo sa trono noong 2040 BCE; nagsimula ang gitnang kaharian; lumago ang kultura at umunlad ang sibilisasyon ng Egypt. +ekspedisyon sa Nubia- para makuha ang gintong ginastos ng nakaraang panahon kaya lumaganap ang ugnayang pangkalakalan sa Palestine‚ Syria at Crete + lumakas ang kapangyarihan ng mga maharlika at pari‚ humina ang control ng mga hari. Hykos- 1700 mananakop sa
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World History Midterm Exam Review ****You will also be given a series of maps‚ charts‚ graphs‚ etc) Terms/names bronze Neolithic Revolution civilization Homo erectus Catal Huyuk culture Neanderthal cuneiform Ur trade Fertile Crescent pharaoh Polytheism Shang Hammurabi loess Indus Valley dynasty Hieroglyphics pictographs the Royal Road Hyksos Babylon Legalism Confucianism Great Wall of China Kush Assyria Meroe Persia Demosthenes Dorians Mycenaeans Rhodes phalanx Peloponnesian
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Egypt was the early center of Christianity unlike Nubia that was later converted to Christianity by missionaries in 600 C.E. (251). Later Aksum‚ a kingdom of Ethiopia and a significant trading state‚ was considered the center of Christian culture. The spread of Islam into Ethiopia weakened trading in Aksum
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The Funerary Stela was created in the twentieth Dynasty— circa 1190 to 1075 BCE in Aniba‚ Nubia‚ Egypt. The piece was constructed out of painted sandstone for the tomb of Mery‚ a man who oversaw the King’s treasury. An Egyptian story about the sun god Ra as well as hieroglyphics of a hymn to Ra is depicted on the relief. The work of art‚ the Funerary Stela‚ represents the Egyptians fascination with their many gods and the afterlife. Egyptians were polytheistic and worshiped many gods
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Compare and Contrast Essay Many artifacts and old ancient works of art seem to have similarities and differences amongst one another. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre can easily be compared to the Seated Scribe by the way they are created and for the purposes of their creation. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre is one of three current pyramids to still have sustained their veneer. It is also duly noted because of the Great Sphinx behind the Khafre Valley temple. The sculpture has a feature called
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WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Early Humans Australopithecines1st to grow the opposable thumb Homo Habilis“Man of Skill”‚ Traits‚ 2.5-1.5 million BC‚ Brain size = 700 cubic cm Achievements Made tools from lava rock‚Use tools to cut meat and crack bones‚ Homo Erectus‚ “Upright Man” Traits‚1.6 - 30‚000 million BC‚ More intelligent and adaptable‚ Brain size 1‚000 Cubic cm Achievements Used intelligence to develop technology Neanderthal Traits‚ 200‚000 – 30‚000 BC‚ Brain size 1‚450 cubic cm Powerfully built
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Mesopotamia Mesopotamia means the place in between two rivers‚ hence Mesopotamia is in between two rivers. One river is the Tigris river and the other river is the Euphrates. The plain‚ broad area‚ that is in between these two river is called Sumer and spreads over 10‚000 square miles‚ or 6400000 acres‚ which is a lot of land. Sumerian cities are dotted all over this plain of land‚ these cities are known as city states. These city states are made up of a city and the surrounding area is villages
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