Fri., 10/25

Do Now--Exercise 16C:

Model answer:

D 13 and D 14 – Dynasties 13 and 14 were obscure. Little is known about them.

D 15 – The Hyksos were Western Semitic people who conquered northern Egypt and established Dynasty 15 after they had settled in what would become their new capital, Avaris.

D 16 – Dynasty 16 was probably a vassal kingdom answering to the Hyksos.

D 17 – Based in Thebes, Dynasty 17 was a native Egyptian kingdom extending north to Abydos.

Exercise 16B—Your Answer:

Why was Apepi I’s letter to Sequenere so insulting as to agitate Sequenere to war? Review Chapter 23 and the Quarrel of Apophis and Seknenre reading packet. Summarize the rivalry between Dynasties 15 and 17 in five complete sentences.

Include and underline the following words in your answer:

Apepi I, Sequenere, Thebes, hippopotami, Hyksos, Avaris