AP World History Chap. 3 Flashcards

2759269971	Pyramids	Royal tombs constructed during the old Kingdom (2660-2160 BCE); most built from 2600 to 2500 B.C.E.; symbol of the pharaohs authority and divine status over resources; Giza, near Caro	0
2759272255	Hieroglyphics	Ancient a Jipson written language; called holy inscriptions because of their presence on temples and other large monuments; cumbersome; pictographic by about 3200 B.C.E.	1
2759273355	Hyksos	Invaders who seized the Nile Delta and helped bring an end to the egyptian middle Kingdom; horse riding nomads with bronze weaponry; seized Memphis at around 1674 B.C.E.	2
2759276920	Menes	Founded Memphis in 3100 B.C.E.; ambitious minor official from southern Egypt; Unified Egypt at 3100 B.C.E.; built centralized state ruled by Pharaoh	3
2759279182	Tuthmosis III	Most vigorous of the new kingdom pharaohs; reigned from 1479 to 1425 B.C.E.; 17 campaigns personally led to Palestine and Syria and dominated coastal regions of East Mediterranean and north Africa; stepson of Queen Hatshepsut	4
2759281220	Hatshepsut	Woman who served as Pharoah with her stepson Tuthmosis III from 1473-1458 BCE); Depicted as wearing stylized beard in order to show her as unthreatening to the people	5