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C O U R S E
Superpowers of the Ancient World: the Near East
Glenn Godenho, University of Liverpool
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C O U R S E L E C T U R E 1800-1500 BCE: Kamose and Ahmose Expelling the Hyksos Notes taken on March 23, 2017 by Edward Tanguay |
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Second Intermediate Period (Dynasties 15-17)
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1800-1500 BCE
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the most important center in Egypt was the Delta city of Avaris
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ruled by the Hyksos King Apophis
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Hyksos means "foreign ruler" in Egyptian
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Egypt seemed to be ruled then by a Palestinian immigrant elite
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the south of Egypt
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capital is Thebes
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economically poorer
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ruler: Seqenenre
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Apophis vs. Sequenenre
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a trickster's tale
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Apophis sends a letter to Sequenenre
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complains that hippopotimi in the palace pool are keeping him awake
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the rest of the story is lost
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Sequenenre's mummy was found
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his head smashed in
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King Kamose (1555-1550)
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two stelae picked up this story
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took decisive military initiatives he took against the Hyksos
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complains that his area of power is sandwiched by Asiatic rule in the north (the Hyksos), and Nubian rule in the south
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gives an account of campaigns through Egypt capturing large areas of territory
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plundering widely
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besieging the city of Avaris, in the Nile Delta
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Ahmose I (1549–1524 BCE)
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complete political control of Egypt
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began New Kingdom of Egypt (1550-1077 BCE)
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18th Dynasty (1550–1298 BCE)
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5. Hatshepsut (1479–1458 BCE)
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longest-reigning woman-pharaoh
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6. Thutmose III (1479–1425 BCE)
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the Napolean of Egypt
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sixth Pharaoh of 18th dynasty
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9. Amenhotep III (1391–1353 BCE)
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unprecedented prosperity and artistic splendor
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10. Akhenaten (1353–1336 BCE)
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abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten, a monotheist religion
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12. Tutankhamun (1332–1323 BCE)
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tomb was found by Howard Carter in 1922
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known as King Tut
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19th Dynasty
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20th Dynasty
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brought up in town of El Kab in south
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south of Luxor
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gives an account of a string of battles that include capture of Avaris
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took hands
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appears to be a kind of trophy
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rewarded with gold, slaves and land
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effects of these campaigns is the establishment of a military elite in Egypt
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during his reign, he completed the conquest and expulsion of the Hyksos from the delta region, restored Theban rule over the whole of Egypt and successfully reasserted Egyptian power in its formerly subject territories of Nubia and Canaan
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member of the Theban royal house