In what ways were the Polynesian island societies similar to and different from the territorial states of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt?
There were vast distances (chronological and geographic) between Polynesian settlements
. Newly settled regions in Polynesia often were not connected to a central government.
Which of the following is a way new territorial states differed from city states?
City- states had an equal way of life based on the authority of a large city. The new territorial states were
centered and organized by one ruler by the throne being handed down
, generation, after generation. However, the former states, had multiple rulers being shared in completely different ways.
How did the Hyksos control of northern Egypt transform the region?
How did the Hyksos' control of northern Egypt transform the region? Correct Answers: –
The Egyptian state began to actively defend its borders.
… -The Egyptian state was dismantled and replaced by a state that stretched from southern Egypt through the Levant and into modern Greece, all under the rule of the Hyksos.
Which group of Indo European migrants settled in Anatolia forming territorial states that use chariot based warfare to challenge Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Which group of Indo European migrants settled in Anatolia forming territorial states that use chariot based warfare to challenge Egypt and Mesopotamia?
The Hittites
were an ancient group of Indo-Europeans who moved into Asian Minor and formed an empire at Hattusa in Anatolia (modern Turkey) around 1600 BCE.
In what ways were the Transhumant herders known as Amorites integrated into the political and economic life of Mesopotamian cities before 2000 BCE?
In what way(s) were the transhumant herders known as Amorites integrated into the political and economic life of Mesopotamian cities before 2000 BCE?
They served as warriors for city-states. They paid taxes. During the cooler parts of the year, their animals grazed in the fallow fields of agricultural villages
.
How did Egypt come back into power after Hyksos invasion?
These Hyksos melted easily into Egyptian society at first; eventually they became very powerful, and finally, in a coup, they came
to rule the whole of Northern Egypt
, … and the legitimate line of Pharaohs had to move to Thebes (now Luxor) in the South, ruling only over Lower Egypt.
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Did you know?
Hatshepsut
What race were Hittites?
The Hittites were
an ancient group of Indo-Europeans
who moved into Asian Minor and formed an empire at Hattusa in Anatolia (modern Turkey) around 1600 BCE. The Hittite Empire reached great heights during the mid-1300s BCE, when it spread across Asia Minor, into the northern Levant and Upper Mesopotamia.
Who destroyed the Hittite Empire?
The Hittite Empire reached its peak under the reign of King Suppiluliuma I (c. 1344-1322 BCE) and his son Mursilli II (c. 1321-1295 BCE) after which it declined and, after repeated attacks by the Sea Peoples and the Kaska tribe, fell to
the Assyrians
.
Do Hittites still exist?
Fortunately, Hittite tablets were baked for contemporary use or little would have survived. By 1912 the count had reached some 10,000 pieces and virtually all of them had been sent to the Staatliche Museen in Berlin, where
they still remain
.
Why are societies in the Mediterranean world considered Microsocieties?
Microsocieties were
completely isolated from the material goods and cultural developments of neighboring peoples
. Which group of Indo-European migrants settled in Anatolia, forming territorial states that used chariot-based warfare to challenge Egypt and Mesopotamia? You just studied 26 terms!
What kinds of evidence convinced historians that climate changes underlay the collapse of Egyptian?
What kinds of evidence convinced historians that climate changes underlay the collapse of Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Indus Valley societies? –
Sedimentation studies showing very low Nile floods are supported by concurrent written records of starvation
.
Why did Egypt fall to the Hyksos?
Who were the Hyksos? The Hyksos were invaders that ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C. … They fell to the Hyksos
because the Hyksos had a special weapon called a chariot that helped them defeat the Egyptians
.
How long did the Hyksos invasion last?
1650 bce). The Theban revolt spread northward under Kamose, and about 1521 Avaris fell to his successor, Ahmose, founder of the 18th dynasty, thereby ending
108 years
of Hyksos rule over Egypt.
Who defeated the Hyksos during the Middle Kingdom?
Ahmose
