Iken \ Mirgissa
Attacks, requests, extortion...Iken seems to have everything.

Requirements:

• Population - 8000

• Culture - 45

• Prosperity - 45

• Monument - 11 (Large Obelisk)

• Kingdom - 80

Events:

• Lots of trade routes open if you play your cards right.  Byblos, Sawu, Waset and Kerma will all trade with you as the scenario goes on.

Hints:

Pharaoh will demand figs, beer, copper and weapons.  It's worth noting that the demand for beer which comes in year 3/4 only gives you 2 months to comply, so it will pay to get stockpiling early.   In return, you'll receive granite and copper.

Kerma will also demand 6000 copper from you - this request is only a pretext for an attack, and it s not serious.   Ignore it and your kingdom rating will rise.  Kushite armies that attack you as a result of this will invade from the south, either by land or water (check the Empire Map to see which).  Water-borne troops will land well away from the main island, so should not prove much of a problem.  Bedouins also have a go at you here - I was attacked from the west, in the centre of the map.

Gold mining is crucial here, and should be commenced early.

After Iken, it's on to Heh (Semna) or Bubastis.