Ancient Egypt Study Guide Essay You have your choice of doing three short essays or one long

one. If you decide to go with three, choose three of the following and write two full paragraphs in response to each: A. What was the status of women in ancient Egypt? B. ow were Egyptian hieroglyphics deciphered? !. "escri#e the history of Egyptian involvement in $yria%&alestine '!anaan(. ". What made A)henaten such an unusual pharaoh? E. Who were the greatest pharaohs, in your opinion, and why? *. +elate some Egyptian interactions with the $ea &eoples. ,. What effect did the reign of the &tolemies have on Egypt? If you decide to go with one, choose one of the following and write a lengthy essay on the chosen su#-ect. .he more details you can provide, the #etter. A. What can you tell us a#out the way government functioned in Egypt, and the history of the development of Egyptian government? B. What can you tell us a#out Egyptian religion, the Egyptian gods, and the history of the development of Egyptian religion? Timeline Dates BCE //00%1000 1000%3000 3000 6787 6778%671; 6/8;%6/77 6//8%6/36 66?8%6@81 6@70%6010 6010 @8?8%@81@ @?86 @773 @/?0 @18/ @/03 @3/0%@331 @36/ 2eolithic &eriod &redynastic &eriod 2armer -oins 4pper and 5ower Egypt into one )ingdom. Beginning of 9ld :ingdom +eign of "-oser, 1th "ynasty. $tep &yramid at $a<<ara #uilt. +eign of :hufu, 1th "ynasty. ,reat pyramid of ,i=a #uilt. +eign of :hafre, 1th "ynasty. ,reat $phin> constructed. +eign of &epi II, 7th "ynasty. 5ast great )ing of 9ld :ingdom *irst Intermediate &eriod Aentuhotep I '"yn @@( founds Aiddle :ingdom $enusret IIIBs campaigns '"yn @6( into :ush secure EgyptBs southern #order. $econd Intermediate &eriod #egins. y)sos invade and con<uer 5ower Egypt. Ahmose I '"yn @8( e>pels y)sos and founds 2ew :ingdom. atshepsut '"yn @8( sends e>pedition to &unt. .hutmose III defeats !anaanites in Battle of Aegiddo. +ule of A)henaten '"yn @8(. Egypt #ecomes a monotheistic society. .utan)hamun '"yn @8( #uried in his tom#.

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+amesses II '"yn @;( defeats ittites in Battle of Cadesh. +amesses III '"yn 60( defeats invading $ea &eoples. WenamunBs e>pedition to "or. End of 2ew :ingdom. .hird Intermediate &eriod #egins. $heshon< I '"yn 66( invades Dudah and Israel. &iye founds "ynasty 6/. 2u#ians #egin ruling Egypt. Assyrians ta)e control of Egypt. &sammetichus I '"yn 67( e>pels Assyrians from Egypt. Amasis '"yn 67( re#els against Apries and defeats him, ta)ing control of Egypt. !am#yses II of &ersia con<uers Egypt. Ale>ander the ,reat ta)es control of Egypt. &tolemy I $oter founds &tolemaic "ynasty. &tolemy II &hiladelphus completes &haros 5ighthouse. Doint rule of &tolemy EI &hilometer and his #rother &tolemy EIII Euergetes. 5ast &tolemaic ruler, !leopatra EII, commits suicide. +ome con<uers Egypt.

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