According to most scholars, the ancient Land of Punt and its inhabitants formed part of the ethnogenesis of the Somali people. The ancient Puntites were a nation of people that had close relations with Pharaonic Egypt during the times of Pharaoh Sahure and Queen Hatshepsut. The pyramidal structures, temples and ancient houses of dressed stone littered around Somalia are said to date from this period. COUNT 4
QSN1 What ancient land was connected to the modern Somali people? ANS1 Land of Punt QSN2 What nation did the Land of Put have a close relationship with? ANS2 Pharaonic Egypt QSN3 Who was a Queen of Egypt during the time when Punt and Egypt were close? ANS3 Hatshepsut QSN4 Along with houses of dressed stone, what ancient architecture may have been influenced by Egypt? ANS4 pyramidal structures