Unit 2 - - Egypt

Question 1

Did the Egyptian pharaohs want to conquer Nubia for gold and precious metals?

Answer 1

YES

Question 2

What two products did the Egyptians make with their abundance of grain?

Answer 2

Bread and Beer

Question 3

Who built the GreatTemple at Abu Simbel?

Answer 3

Ramses II

Question 4

Did the Hittites live in an area of rugged terrain with very little fertile soil?

Answer 4

YES

Question 5

Did Nefertiti send an impressive trade expedition to Punt?

Answer 5

NO - - it was Hatshepsut

Question 6

Did the Egyptians conquer the Hittite kingdom at the Battle of Kadesh?

Answer 6

NO - - the battle ended in a stalemate

Question 7

What military technologies did the Egyptians learn from the Hyksos?

Answer 7

Powerful bows
War chariots
Bronze weapons

Question 8

Which pharaoh led the Egyptian army during the Battle of Kadesh?

Answer 8

Ramses II

Question 9

Tell me what you know about Punt

Answer 9

Hatshepsut sent a trade expedition to Punt

Question 10

Did Hatshepsut fight many wars to expand the Egyptian Empire?

Answer 10

NO - - she encouraged trade rather than war

Question 11

What is the term for a huge tomb built for pharaohs by common workers?

Answer 11

Pyramids

Question 12

What were two of Hatsheput’s great accomplishments as ruler of Egypt?

Answer 12

Building the temple of Deir el-Bahri

Trade expedition to Punt

Question 13

What pharaoh brought the Egyptian Empire to its largest size?

Answer 13

Thutmose III

Question 14

Is the Nile River the second longest river in the world?

Answer 14

NO - - the longest river in the world

Question 15

Did the Egyptians eventually respect the Hyksos as equals?

Answer 15

No - - they were treated like slaves

Question 16

Did Hatshepsut send an impressive trade expedition to Punt?

Answer 16

YES

Question 17

What occurred after the collapse of the New Kingdom?

Answer 17

Phoenician city states flourished in the Levant
Kingdom of Israel emerged in Canaan
Assyrians Conquered Egypt

Question 18

What is the name of the sun disk that Akhenaten worshipped as the only god of Egypt?

Answer 18

Aton

Question 19

What city served as the capital of the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom in Egypt? He he

Answer 19

Thebes

Question 20

Where did the Hittites form a powerful Kingdom?

Answer 20

Anatolia

Question 21

The Hittites lived in an area of rugged terrain with very little fertile soil.

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Does the term hieroglyphics mean sacred carving?

Answer 22

YES

Question 23

Be able describe the civilization built by the Hittites - how did they become the main rival for the New Kingdom - why did the Hittites disappear from the historical record around 1200 BC - why are the Hittites significant in the development of the Western world?

Answer 23

Anatolia was rugged terrain with very little fertile soil - - so they need cooperation between farmers and herders
Powerful military challenged Egypt for metals and trade routes in Canaan and the Levantine which was the Battle of Kadesh
They disappeared due to plague and crop failure
Western world significance was the development of the modern European languages

Question 24

Tell me what you know about Pyramids

Answer 24

HUGE tombs built outside of Memphis

Labor was provided by the common workers

Pharaohs were buried with their rich/luxurious belongings

They believed in life after death and would need them

Question 25

What is the term for “Great House”?

Answer 25

Pharaoh

Question 26

Which of the following people conquered Egypt?

Answer 26

Hyksos

Question 27

Did the Hittites speak a Semitic language?

Answer 27

NO - an Indo-European language

Question 28

Did the Assyrians conquer Egypt after the end of the New Kingdom?

Answer 28

YES

Question 29

Be able to name some pharaohs who ruled during the New Kingdom in Egypt?

Answer 29

``` Ramses III Ramses II Akhenaten Tutankhamen Thutmose III Hatshepsut ```

Question 30

Be able to discuss the Egyptian religion as it developed during the Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom - - what role did the pharaoh play in this religion and what role did personal morality play?

Answer 30

They were polytheism - - belief in many gods The pharaoh served as a vessel for all of the gods (was a god in human form) The pharaoh was responsible for maintaining the Maat They believed that the afterlife would be the same as the present life - - but then believed that personal morality would eventually determine a person’s afterlife - and the feather of truth test was performed - - if soul was light like a feather good after life - - if heavier than feather bad afterlife

Question 31

What city served as the capital of the Old Kingdom in Egypt?

Answer 31

Memphis

Question 32

What is the term for the process of removing organs and using salt to preserve a body?

Answer 32

Mummification

Question 33

Why do the Egyptians and Hittites fight a battle at Kadesh - how did it end?

Answer 33

They fought for control for precious metals and trade routes | Kadesh was on the border of the two empires - - it ended in a stalemate and a peace treaty was formed.

Question 34

What is the term for a reed that Egyptians used to make a writing surface similar to paper?

Answer 34

Papyrus

Question 35

How did Anubis determine a person’s guilt in Egyptian mythology?

Answer 35

The feather of truth which was a Personal morality gradually became more important in Egyptian religion Anubis would weigh everyone’s heart against the feather of truth The unjust or unworthy would be devoured By a beast

Question 36

Who were the Sea People and how did they affect Egypt?

Answer 36

They were mysterious warriors who dominated the eastern Mediterranean They wanted to invade Egypt - - But Egypt defeated the sea people However this permanently WEAKENED Egypt

Question 37

What is the term for nomads who used chariots to conquer Egypt around 1660 B.C.?

Answer 37

Hyksos

Question 38

Who ruled as the first female pharaoh in Egyptian history?

Answer 38

Hatshepsut

Question 39

Why did the Egyptians and Hittites fight a battle at Kadesh? How did it end?

Answer 39

~Egyptians and Hittites fought for control of precious metals and trade routes ~Kadesh was on the border of the 2 empires ~Battle ended in a stalemate and a peace treaty

Question 40

What is the term for the part of Egypt that was the northern kingdom that was located along the Nile River Delta?

Answer 40

Lower Egypt

Question 41

What was each Egyptian pharaoh’s most important responsibility?

Answer 41

Preserve the Maat

Question 42

What is the term for the southern part of the kingdom that was located the the Nile’s first cataract?

Answer 42

Upper Kingdom

Question 43

Who served as Akhenaten’s most dedicated assistant in his new religious cult?

Answer 43

Nefertiti

Question 44

Where were the pharaohs buried during the New Kingdom?

Answer 44

Valley of Kings

Question 45

Discuss the New Kingdom in Egypt. Why is this period considered to be the height of Egyptian civilization? Identify 2 New Kingdom pharaohs and describe their reigns. How did the collapse of the New Kingdom affect the ancient Near East?

Answer 45

Pharaohs built an empire stretching from Nubia to Canaan and the Levant Hatshepsut (trade), Thutmose III (military expansion), and Ramses II (defense) Collapse of Egyptian Empire allowed the rise of Israel, Phoenicia, and Assyria.

Question 46

Which was a god or goddess that was worshipped by the Egyptians? Marduk Isis And

Answer 46

Isis

Question 47

Who United Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt as one kingdom around 3100 B.C.?

Answer 47

Menes

Question 48

What is the term for a tablet that enabled the French to decipher hieroglyphics?

Answer 48

Rosetta Stone

Question 49

Did the Egyptians use their abundance of grain to produce bread and beer?

Answer 49

YES