Today we continued our discussion about ancient Egypt, moving from the Old Kingdom to an overview of both the Middle and New Kingdoms. In class, we discussed the threads for Egypt as well as the critical thinking question for Egypt about the shift in pharoahs' status from god to shepard of the people between the Old and Middle Kingdoms.
For Thursday, we will finish Egypt, witnessing its decline under new invasion by the "Sea People", then move to Nubia and new centers of civilization in the ancient Middle East: the Assyrians, Hittities, Chaldeans, Phoenicians, and the Israelities. Please read in your text pages 19 - 27.
