Kingdom of Kush

imposed on Nubia was the colonial rule, while its control of Palestine and Syria was  loose. Egypt’s penetration to Nubia and West Asia could be divided into two stages,  the Old Kingdom period and the Middle Kingdom period. The contact between Egypt  and  the  region  was  limited  to  trade  exchanges  and  sporadic  military  conflict.  However, in the New Kingdom period, because of the increasing of the royal power  and  the  strengthening  of

Philip, Alexander's father, had been king of Macedonia and completely changed Macedonia from a backward kingdom into a strong state with a powerful army. In order to achieve this goal, he started an expansionist policy. Every year, he would wage war, and the Macedonian aristocrats benefited. Philip had to continue his conquests if he wanted to keep his monarchy intact. Shortly before the end of his life, Philip had thought about waging a war against the Persian empire, which was weak due to the

civilization of Nubia, or Kush. This was important to Egypt’s culture because the back-and-forth conquering of each other that went on led to the integration of one another’s culture. Egypt adopted Nubian traditions and vice versa. Egypt was a prominent, African civilization for roughly 1500 years, being divided into three separate kingdoms, those being Old, Middle, and New. The Old Kingdom through the New Kingdom lasted from about 2575 b.c.e to 1075 b.c.e. The Old Kingdom was established in roughly

Assess the reign of Amenhotep III Amenhotep III’s reign is often referred to the “Golden Age”, a time of political stability and economic prosperity for Egypt. With an abundance of tribute, booty, and access/exploitation of natural resources in conquered areas of Nubia, and its sphere of influence in Syria-Palestine; Egypt’s affluence only flourished. This enabled Amenhotep’s expanse/magnificent building programs, also resulting to advances in art and religion. Furthermore, changes in the importance

(Grossman). There are legends wrote about Alexander's early life in Plutarch's Parallel Lives. Philip had a white horse named Bucephalus and he could not tame it. Alexander broke the horse and tamed it. Philip then told Alexander that he needed a larger kingdom because Macedonia was not big enough to reflect how great he was. Ptolemy was one of Alexander's generals. He was responsible for returning Alexander the Great's body to

home will be allowed to go… I will make those who stay the envy of those who return.” The labor that was used up to expand the empire was mostly the effect of Alexandra and with the help of his troops, the empire spread Greek culture throughout the kingdom. Greek cultural diffusion was spread because of many reasons, he founded around twenty cities in his name, Alexandra, his fortitude of scholarships brought countless amounts of advances in mathematics, medicine discoveries, and science, Greek style

the people traded in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa. The idea of “divine kingship” was adopted from Sudan, where it was believed that rulers were sacred. The Nubian society was closely related to Egypt, however, in 760 B.C.E., the Kush kingdom invaded Egypt. From 1650 to 1535 B.C.E., the Hyksos ruled Egypt, which diminished the Egyptians’ feeling of security, but also resulted in new technologies and methods. Egypt’s influence was apparent in the art of the Minoan civilization and in

Cats in Ancient Egyptian Art: A Visual Analysis of Bastet and the Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet The ancient Egyptians are known for their fondness for animals, and the cat was a favorite household companion. Cats were common in ancient Egyptian art that depicted domestic scenes since they were greatly appreciated as killers of rodents, snakes, scorpions, ect. Typically homes with cats had less sickness, and fewer deaths. But beyond these roles, cats were

proximity and connections with India. Since kingdoms were already found in Asia, trade was functioning and allowed the concepts of civilization to influence their kingdoms. The spread of religions like Hinduism and Buddhism led to the expansion of civilizations opposed to the creation of a new civilization. In the peripheral regions in Africa, civilization also spread. Similarly to in Asia, civilizations started to expand rather than form as kingdoms like Kush took their form of writing from the Egyptians

lexander III of Macedon, more commonly known as Alexander the Great, was the leader of the Kingdom of Macedonia from when he was eighteen to the time of his death. He was known as a military and political leader, and was so effective in these roles that after his death he acquired a reputation as a legendary being. In this essay I will be briefly summarizing and discussing his early years before taking the throne, his first military actions as king, some military exploits in Persia, and his advances