HIST 2A Lecture 5: LECTURE FIVE history 2a
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Read exam guide on gaucho space (check tuesday evening) Connect the material in the reading to course themes. Will consist of 20-25 questions about the reading general questions. Details are only important if they connect to important points/themes. 4 practice questions on the exam guide. Look for interactions between the ancient civilizations and similarities/differences. New kingdom egypt the ramesside period (1292-1069bce) 19th and 20th dynasties, multiple pharaohs with name ramesses. Dynasty ended because of the invasion of foreign peoples, environmental problems (nile flooding season ended and famine ensued), troubles with the priesthood, and the struggle for power of ramesses" (cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:882) children. Most successful because of their chariots and iron weapons (developed ~ 1600 bc) Old kingdom and middle kingdom: military success but dynastic problems at home. New kingdom (1380-1200: military success against egyptians, power of hittite kings reaches an all-time high. Hittite cuneiform script: cuneiform was closely associated with mesopotamia, borrows a good amount from akkadian cuneiform.
