Chapter 12 in SOTW delved into the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. The first section discusses how Egypt invades Nubia. Egypt's new ruler, Amenemhet, a government worker -- not a pharaoh, was determined to make Egypt bigger, so his first target was the kingdom of Nubia in Africa. After fighting many battles, Amenemhet finally won, and the Egyptians renamed the land of Nubia to "Kush". Over the next seven hundred years, the Nubians began to think of themselves as Egyptians, and some went on to become pharaohs in Egypt. One Nubian woman even became the queen of Egypt through marriage.
The next section explains about how the Hyksos invade Egypt. At this point in time, Egypt was very weak and couldn't keep control of all the land. The Hyksos were a wild and strange nomadic tribe that lived in Canaan, and they were always looking for new land to conquer. They used weapons that the Egyptians had never seen before and then took over the pharaoh's palace. When the Hyksos became the new rulers of Egypt, it also became the end of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
After a hundred years, the Egyptians were able to take control back by fighting the Hyksos by making the same weapons that the Hyksos used.
Our craft project for this chapter was making our own Nubian style golden bracelet! We cut up some toilet paper tubes and spray painted them gold.
The next section explains about how the Hyksos invade Egypt. At this point in time, Egypt was very weak and couldn't keep control of all the land. The Hyksos were a wild and strange nomadic tribe that lived in Canaan, and they were always looking for new land to conquer. They used weapons that the Egyptians had never seen before and then took over the pharaoh's palace. When the Hyksos became the new rulers of Egypt, it also became the end of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
After a hundred years, the Egyptians were able to take control back by fighting the Hyksos by making the same weapons that the Hyksos used.
Our craft project for this chapter was making our own Nubian style golden bracelet! We cut up some toilet paper tubes and spray painted them gold.
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