history egypt new kingdom

Question 1

What happened with the borders of Egypt?
Why?
during Ahmose 1 rule

Answer 1

He expanded and made buffer zones so that other people like the Hyksos would not invade Egypt

Question 2

Who was the most important god during Ahmose 1 rule? Why?

Answer 2

Amun Ra because he was the deity of Thebes

Question 3

What is the difference between Queen Consort and Queen Regent?

Answer 3

Queen consort: not same political power same social power as pharaoh Queen Regent: son to young so same everything as the pharaoh

Question 4

what was the capital of egypt

Answer 4

thebes

Question 5

What dynasty did Ahmose 1 start?

Answer 5

18th

Question 6

Who did Ahmose 1 defeat and why?

Answer 6

pushed out the hyksos to regain control of egypt

Question 7

What did Hatshepsut claim about what her father said?

Answer 7

that she was the heir to the throne

Question 8

What did Hatshepsut do with trade?

Answer 8

Expanded it mostly with punt

Question 9

What did Hatshepsut build?

Answer 9

Monuments, more building projects than any other pharaoh, most famous was the mortuary temple Deir el Bahri at the entrance to the valley of the kings.

Question 10

What did Hatshepsut’s successors do?

Answer 10

they tried to remove her from history also because she was female (not tradition

Question 11

When did Thutmose III come to power?

Answer 11

when he was 2, officially when he was 22

Question 12

How was Thutmose III educated?

Answer 12

as a scribe and priest

Question 13

What did Thutmose III do to Egypt’s borders?

Answer 13

expanded them

Question 14

How many military campaigns did Thutmose III lead?

Answer 14

17

Question 15

How did Amenhotep III develop relationships with their neighbors?

Answer 15

He used his resources to make trades, and diplomatic skills ( made sure that everybody got what they wanted)

Question 16

What are the Amarna Letters?
What do they look like?

Answer 16

They are stone tablets written in cuneiform and are letters written to and from other countries

Question 17

How much money did Amenhotep III have?

Answer 17

Alot at his time he was the wealthiest man in the world

Question 18

How did the power of the priest change?

Answer 18

Amun-Ra priests
Kept the $ that was supposed to be for the gods Job was hereditary
Had more money and land than pharaoh

Question 19

What did Amenhotep III use to try to curb the power of the priests?

Answer 19

-Royal bulletins used propaganda
-New god aten

Question 20

What is going on with religion? (use a word that ends with theistic)during the time of Akhenaten

Answer 20

He tries to change egypt into a Monotheistic nation

Question 21

Who is Aten?

Answer 21

A new god he was the sun god

Question 22

What’s going on with Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten’s name?

Answer 22

He changed it to mean the example of Aten “beneficial to Aten”

Question 23

What happens with the temples? when Akhenaten rules

Answer 23

He closes other temples that are not for Aten

Question 24

How does Akhenaten treat people who want to worship other gods?

Answer 24

He suppressed and persecuted them

Question 25

What happened to art? during Akhenaten's rule

Answer 25

His art celebrated the vibrancy of the natural art

Question 26

Who is Nefertiti and what do we know about her?

Answer 26

She is Akhenaten’s wife She is an icon of feminine beauty

Question 27

What happened to the capital? during Akhenaten's rule Why?

Answer 27

It was moved to Amarna or Ahaten Because the priests were to powerful and making a new capital will stop the priests growing power Designed for Aten

Question 28

What happened when Akhenaten died?

Answer 28

The capital was moved back to Thebes Temples were reopened and Amun Ra was supreme god

Question 29

What happens with Tutankhamun's name? Why?

Answer 29

He was born Tutankhaten for the living image of Aten then changed to Tutankhamun for living image of Amun

Question 30

When did Tut become pharaoh?

Answer 30

At nine but advisors influenced his decisions

Question 31

Who was making Tut's important decisions?

Answer 31

His advisors

Question 32

What do we know about Tut's death?

Answer 32

We don’t nobody knows how he died but we do know that he had many injuries

Question 33

What did Ramesses II The Great's successors think? Vs What do modern scholars think?

Answer 33

S:He was the greatest pharaoh MS:Greatest propagandist

Question 34

What do you know about the monuments Ramesses II the great built?

Answer 34

Builders were volunteers or paid workers They're big And he claimed a lot of building projects that weren't his

Question 35

What happened with the battle of Kadesh? Who won?

Answer 35

Against the Hittites It was a tie Ramesses II the great claimed victory

Question 36

What do we know about Ramesses II's tomb?

Answer 36

It was very big Started building at the beginning of his reign

Question 37

Why was the Bronze Age called the Bronze Age?

Answer 37

Every one needed bronze for tools and weapons because it was the strongest metal

Question 38

Who invaded during the bronze age? Where did they invade?

Answer 38

the sea people invaded coastal towns and places near the water

Question 39

What happened to Egypt during the bronze age when the sea people invaded? (be specific)

Answer 39

The sea people attacked egypt egypt won but came out weak This started the downfall of egypt Lost nubia no nubia no gold no gold no trade

Question 40

What happened after the collapse of the Bronze Age?

Answer 40

Iron was discovered and forged Other civilizations thrived off it such as Rome

Question 41

Who would rule over Egypt eventually?

Answer 41

assyria persia greece rome

Question 42

Obelisks what do they look like

Answer 42

tall four sided monuments

Question 43

Obelisks Greek word

Answer 43

tekhenus

Question 44

what do Obelisks represent

Answer 44

rays of ra

Question 45

what were obelisks made out of

Answer 45

stone

Question 46

Valley of the Kings

Answer 46

a place where pharaohs are buried under ground

Question 47

what do we know about the Battle of Megiddo

Answer 47

Thutmose 111 most famous victory First battle recorded in reliable detail

Question 48

what is Karnak

Answer 48

a religious complex

Question 49

why is karnak so big

Answer 49

because it was Started in middle kingdom added on in new kingdom

Question 50

bam

Answer 50

bam