Tue., 2/18

Do Now—Exercise 32C—copy verbatim:

Gyges – Gyges was king of the Lydia. When Phrygia fell, Gyges found that his kingdom was the strongest power in all of Anatolia (Asia Minor).

Psammetichus / Psamtik I – Psammetichus, son of Necho I, was captured by Esarhaddon, raised in the Assyrian court, and installed as an Assyrian vassal. With Ashurbanipal, Psammetichus sacked Dynasty 25 in Thebes in 663 B.C., but then successfully rebelled against Assyria in 653 B.C., claiming as a Dynasty 26 pharaoh the title Uniter of the Two Lands.

Read:

p. 405, ¶ 1 – end of Ch. 54.

HW—Exercise 32D—Your answer:

Use Ch. 54 to complete this exercise. Describe Assyrian politics with the northern tribes and Egypt under Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal. Address each of the following in complete or incomplete sentences in Your answer –

1) Who took the throne after Sennacherib’s assassination and what did that new king do to appease the citizens of Babylon?

2) What did the Cimmerians do in Asia Minor and how did Esarhaddon respond?

3) Describe what happened in 673 / 671 B.C. between Assyria and Egypt and what Assyria tried to do to ensure Egyptian loyalty.

4) Who was Psammetichus, what did he do, and how was he rewarded by Ashurbanipal?

5) What did Psammetichus do in the end, and who supported him?

This will be your Entry Ticket into class tomorrow.