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Memphis, Egypt

Traditions & Encounters: Chapter 3: Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

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Outline of ancient Egypt

CH. 3 ? Africa Egypt: Political Longest lasting empire Theocracy Upper/Lower Egypt united through Menes Capital: Memphis Sets up a dynasty [power passed down a ruling family] Liked Nubia for trade/political [war] reasons Wanted profit from controlling trade Nubia wanted independence from bigger nation Hyskos ruled Egypt after conquering with horses/bronze weapons Kicked out after Upper Egypt pushed them out with their own horses/bronze weapons New Kingdom After New declined in politics/military Kushite/Assyrian armies took over Egypt Economy Isolated from most other cultures After New Kingdom, conquers + trades with other cultures Specialized labor Masonry [stonework] Bronze metallurgy high cost iron metallurgy

The Cradle of Civilization The Levant, Mesopotamia, and Egypt

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Week 3: The Cradle of Civilization: The Levant, Mesopotamia, and Egypt The Neolithic Revolution 28,000 years ago: the Cro-Magnon people pushed into Europe and outcompeted the Neanderthals Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals also occupied the Middle East Homo Sapiens also outcompeted Neanderthals there and left only modern humans Humans (Natufians) lived in and around the Mediterranean Sea in modern day Jordan, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, and Imam Known as the Levant Until 13,000 years ago, Homo Sapiens were hunters/gatherers living in small groups spreading across broad expanses of territory Relied on equality and group consensus Lives were highly uncertain because of food insecurity No way to store food in large quantities Food was also scarce
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