ANTH 102 Lecture 14: Anth 102 - 14th Lecture
Document Summary
Control trade and consolidate power over a huge area from the mediterranean to nubia. Amun temples at karnak and luxor display: temples reveal that religion and pharaonic power became a huge public, called the estate of amun (the sun god, offerings to amun. Archaeology: new kingdom 1530-1070 bc, akhenaten, tutankhamun (ruled from 1333-1323 bc) Great zimbabwe: zimbabwe: shona word meaning great enclosure. Only country named for archaeological site: racist ideologies shape early interpretations of site produced but the local peoples, 900 ad large chiefdom in southern africa, trade fueled growth of chiefdoms and military state, 1200 ad great zimbabwe emerges as a major chiefdom. Chiefs preside over huge territory: karanga clan emerges as political leaders and run region, expert metallurgists, access to gold and iron ores. Located between indian ocean coast and farming communities inland: gold, ivory, and cloth. Incursions and penetrations by nubians, assyrians, persians, and alexander the great.
