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The Second Millennium - The Late Bronze Age (1600-1200)

4 important questions on The Second Millennium - The Late Bronze Age (1600-1200)

Name 4 developments between 1600-1200

1. More or less stable balance of a group of great powers which maintained contact with one another through the regular exchange of embassies and letters
2. Powers: Egypt (new), Mitanni, the Hittite empire, Assyria and Babylonia
3. Flourishing of Minoan civilization of Crete, Mycenaean civilization of Greek Mainland
4. Highly developed city states of Syria and Palestine: Byblos, Tyre and Sidon

Name 2 characterisations of Palestine and Syria

1. Less direct control
2. Marginally influenced by culture

Name 5 characterisations of pharaoh Akhentan

1. Attempted to transform Egyptian polytheism into a religion based on the worship of only the sun god Aten
2. Former stereotyped art gave way to a freer mode of expression, less formal and more individual traits
3. His successor, Tutankhamen reverted to the old Egyptian traditions
4. 18th dynasty ended when three generals successively seized the throne
5. Unity once more because of Ramses 11 in 13th Century