The End of Kemet

 

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Welcome to The Nile Valley Level 1 Lesson 6: The End of Kemet

In this lesson, you will learn about:

  • The invasions of Kemet after the New Kingdom Period

  • The fall of Kush

Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will understand:

  1. Who the Hyksos were

  2. Who the other major invaders of Kemet were

  3. When Kush was invaded in relation to Kemet

Kemet was invaded by the Hyksos, a people of Asian origin, during the Twenty-First Dynasty. They rose to power and gained control of the kingdom as political turmoil spread. Despite a brief renaissance under the Kushites after this, Kemet eventually fell to other Asian invaders.

The Greeks then invaded and ruled Kemet for 300 years with the famous Alexander the Great at the helm. After this, the Romans invaded and controlled the region. Finally, the Arabs invaded and have been the dominant population ever since.

Approximately 380 years after the Roman invasion of Kemet, Kush fell to the Axumite Empire. This was the end of over 6000 years of pharaonic culture.

 
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