EUH 2011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nile, Deshret, Sea Peoples
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Kemit black land- the nile river valley. habitable land. Djoser first pyramid built for him in 2700. Gained control of most of mesopotamia and s-p under his rule. Unknown who these people are, but attacks caused collapse of civilization in greece and of the. Ugarit trade port city destroyed by sea people. Phoenicians through sea trade, their culture spread west. greece adopted their alphabet. Hebrew profound religious influence in western culture, but barely mentioned by egyptians. Hebrews written documents by these people don"t start until 10bce with king solomon. Hyksos after these people were driven out of egypt, hebrews became slaves until moses let them out. Saul king of the israelite/hebrew empire. couldn"t balance military unity and needs of 12 tribes. lost. 3 of 4 sons in battle again philistines. David was a young hero, married saul"s daughter and became 1st generation new royalty. David unifies tribes and defeats philistines. makes israel a regional power. conquered jerusalem from.
