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Ancient Egyptian Culture!
The Hyksos most
likely consisted of non-Egyptian groups who had come to the Egyptian delta from farther east in Asia.
Hyksos was
not their name at the time. The Egyptians called these peoples hega-khase. Greeks who later heard this
name called all of them Hyksos.
This site has a lot of cool things to check out so browse around on it:
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/hyksos.html
What's going on with King Tut now?
The conquest that the rulers of the middle Kingdom made was to conquer Nubia for its gold mines.
The technology that helped the Hyksos conquer the Egyptians consisted of horses and chariots, bronze weapons,
and sturdy bows.
Egypt benefited from conquering nearby lands by gaining resources, enriching its own economy,
and helping the pharaohs build an empire.
The problems that may have led the Egyptian government to improve its
army and navy during the years of the New Kingdom: The government had to increase its military power because Egypt now ruled
large territories and had more trade routes to protect.
The New Kingdom got olive oil from Greece.
The Red and Mediterranean seas were important for Egyptian trade in addition to the Nile.
Hatshepsut became pharaoh
after the death of her husband. The fact that she became pharaoh was significant because Hatshepsut is the first woman
ruler known to history.
The actions of Hatshepsut that showed her to be a responsible leader of her country were
her organization of expeditions which made Egypt a wealthy trading partner!
 Hatshepsut!
Egypt's problems reached a crisis during Akhenaton's reign because he forbade the worship
of Amon and practiced monotheism, which angered the priests; he encouraged a realistic style of art; he basically didn't
care about the empire!
 <Akhenaton
Science Connection-
Egyptian astronomers,
without the use of telescopes were able to identify 5 of the solar system's planets! Why is that so impressive?
The Greeks were also able to locate planets, and they used a word similar to that of the Egyptians to describe
what they saw in the sky. Our word planet, in fact, comes from a Greek word for "wanderer".
Egyptian astronomers also developed some comprehension of eclipses, which they called "meetings of the sun
and moon."
  (<A total solar eclipse over Turkey)
Some examples of the major achievements of ancient Egyptian culture
were:
the pyramids:
the Temples in Nubia:
 {awesome}
a new realistic style of art encouraged by Akhenaton, mythology, and hieroglyphics.
 The Ancient Egyptian calendar.
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