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1
How many children did Akhenaten and Nefertiti have?
5 sons
5 sons, including Tutankhamun
5 daughters
5 daughters + Tutankhamun
2
What were the two main themes inscribed on the new sun temples?
The Offering Ritual and the Heb-Sed Festival
The Offering Ritual and the Sed Festival
The Sed Festival and the King's Jubilee
The Offering Ritual and the King's Jubilee
3
Who is presented in the Offering Ritual iconography?
Akhenaten and Nefertiti's five daughters
Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their eldest daughter
Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Just Akhenaten
4
Which statement do YOU feel best summarises Akhenaten and his reign?
'Spiritual emptyness' (Bentley)
'Self-willed but courageous' (Gardiner)
'Reactionary rather than revolutionary' (Callender)
'Humane and sympathetic' (Aldred)
5
Why are the Amarna Letters unreliable in detailing Akhenaten's foreign relations?
They are one-sided
They are fragmentary
There is no evidence of Egypt's replies
All of the above
6
Which daughter died in Year 14 of Akhenaten's reign?
Akhetaten
Makhetaten
Mekhetaten
Ankhesenpaaten
7
In what year does evidence suggest that foreign rulers visited the new capital bearing gifts?
YTear 12
Year 5
Year 10
Year 13
8
Relations with which two foreign powers deteriorated the most under Akhenaten?
Mitanni and Palestine
Palestine and Syria
Greece and Rome
Mitanni and Greece
9
Who was Smenkhkare?
Tutankhamun's mother
Tutankhamun's father
A person who may have been co-regent in the last 3 years
The Hittite leader
10
What is the last date to feature Akhenaten as pharaoh?
Year 16
Year 17
Year 18
Year 15
11
In what year is it believed Kiya died?
Year 16
Year 17
Year 14
Year 15
12
What evidence suggests Neferitit may have been Smenkhkare?
Loss of title of 'Great Royal Wife' to daughter
Akhenaten's ailing health
All of the above
Nefertiti's ushabti (small figure of deceased person)
13
What is a 'heretic'?
Someone who goes against traditional religion
Someone who performs ritual sacrifices
Some one who avoids war
All of the above
14
What was the Window of Appearances?
A place to praise and offer to the Aten
A temple for offerings to the Aten
All of the above
A place for the royal couple to receive praise and blessings
15
How many years did Akhenaten reign for?
18 years
19 years
20 years
17 years
16
Akhenaten's chief wife was named:
Neferwawa
Tiye
Nefertiti
NBefertari
17
Ho was the Aten initially represented in images?
As a disk with hands
As Re-Horakhte with a sun-disk looking down upon him
As a disk with feet
As Re-Horakhte
18
When did Akhenaten's first jubilee occur?
Year 2
Year 4
Year 3
Year 5
19
Why was the iconography of the Offering Rituals significant?
All of the above
Emphasised the Aten
Emphasised the role of the Royal Family
Emphasised the role of Nefertiti
20
What Band am I going to get in HSC Ancient History
Band 6
Band 6
Band 6
Band 6
21
Why do we call this period the Amarna Period?
El-Amarna is the modern city where Akhetaten lays
Amarna means 'heretic' in Arabic
All of the above
Akhenaten translates to Amarna in Arabic
22
Who was the Hittite king during this period?
Tutankhamun
Suppiluliumas
Tushratta
Supercalifragilistic
23
What is a 'pacifist'?
Someone who goes against traditional religion
All of the above
Someone who participates in ritual sacrifices
Someone who avoids war
24
Which pharaoh chose to restore Amun's power by destroying all evidence of the Amarna Period?
Horemheb
Ay
Tutankhamun
Smenkhkare
25
Who stated Akhetaten 'promoted the cults of Aten and Amun could no longer be side-by-side'?
Kemp
Gardiner
Aldred
Redford
26
What was the GREATEST impact the closure of previous temples had on Egyptian people?
Lack of sacrifices to the new god Aten
All of the above
The priests of Amun were jobless
Lack of annual festivals for the economy
27
What does the name Akhenaten mean?
'The Aten is life'
'He who is serviceable to the Aten'
'He who services the Aten'
'The Aten is satisfied'
28
How old was Amenhotep IV when he ascended the throne?
15-16
17-18
16-17
18-19
29
In what years did the plural 'Gods' cease to exist?
Years 5-6
Years 6-7
Years 7-8
Years 8-9
30
In what ways did the new iconography and art highlight the royal family?
They were all of equal stature
They were portrayed as gods
They were portrayed as the link between Aten and the people
All of the above
31
What evidence suggests Tomb 55 was Akhenaten's tomb?
It had been badly damaged
It was incomplete
All of the above
Inscription of Akhenaten's, Tiye's and Amenhotep III's names
32
What evidence supports the theory that Akhenaten was somewhat involved in foreign affairs?
The Buhan (Nubian) Stela
All of the above
The Boundary Stela
The Amarna Letters
33
Which pharaoh was most influential in restoring Amun in the post-Amarna period?
Horemheb
Tutankhamun
Smenkhkare
Ay
34
Who was the FIRST pharaoh to have previously highlighted the role of the Aten/sun disk?
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep IV
Thutmose III
Thutmose IV
35
How many temples were built in Thebes during the early years of Akhenaten's reign?
6
3
4
5
36
What is the first major piece of evidence that highlights Akhenaten's religious revolution?
The city of Akhetaten
Beheaded statues of Amun
The solar temple at Karnak
Double cartouches with both Akhenatenand the Aten inscibed
37
What does the Aten represent?
The sun disk
The solar disk
The icon of the god Ra
The icon of the god Re-Horakhte
38
Where was the Hymn to the Aten discovered?
The tomb of Ay
The tomb of Akhenaten
The Boundary Stela
The tomb of Nefertiti
39
In what ways did Akhenaten highlight his new religion?
New funerary customs and afterlife
All of the above
New capital city
New art and temple layouts
40
How have interpretations of Akhenaten changed over time?
Generally more praise, esp. for art
Generally acknowledge the lack of evidence causes bias
Generally more sympathetic
All of the above
41
How was the new Aten afterlife portrayed?
Same as the previous beliefs
The Aten shone down forever
Akhenaten and the royal family joined the soul for eternity
Praying during the day and returning to its coffin at night
42
The Aten is a new version of which god?
Re-Horakhte
Amun
Ra
Re-Horemheb
43
Who else possibly died in Year 14 of Akhenaten's reign?
Queen Nefertiti
Akhenaten
Queen Tiye
Kiya
44
How could someone be guaranteed an afterlife in the Amarna Period?
Praying to the royal family
Praying to Akhenaten and the Aten
The Weighing of the Heart Ceremony
All of the above
45
Where does the evidence of this visit exist?
Tomb of Meryre II (official)
Tomb of Nefertiti
Tomb of Tiye
Tomb of Akhenaten
46
In total, how many Boundary Stelae exist?
14
6
4
16
47
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the new Amarna temple design?
Roofless temples
Hundreds of stone offering temples
Colossal statues of the king
Colossal statues of the Aten
48
In which year is it believed Akhenaten moved the capital city to Akhetaten?
Year 6
Year 5
Year 3
Year 4
49
What evidence do the Boundary Stelae NOT support for the new capital?
The role of the queen
The plans for the new capital
The foundations of the site
The foundation ceremony for the new site
50
What was the Hymn to the Aten?
A poem dedicated to the Aten, highlighting its significance
A proclamation of the promotion of the Aten to chief god
All of the above
An inscription detailing the new religious policy
51
How are Akhenaten and the royal family portrayed in art?
As a loving, happy family
They are not featured in art
Traditionally
Only Akhenaten was portrayed in art
52
Which queen had the most prominent role in maintaining diplomacy during this period?
Nefertiti
Kiya
Tuya
Tiye
53
What evidence supports the theory of co-regency between Amenhotep III and Amenhotep IV?
Double cartouches discovered in Luxor
Double tombs at Thebes
Double cartouches discovered in Akhetaten
Double tombs at Akhetaten
54
Where were Akhenaten's initial sun-temples to the Aten built?
Karnak
Luxor
Akhetaten
Thebes
55
Akhenaten's birth name is:
Amenhotep IV
Thutmose IV
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep VA
56
How was the site of Akhetaten chosen?
The horizon
ALmost halfway between the two previous capitals
All of the above
It is where the sun-disk had appeared 'for the first time'
57
How were the boundaries of the new capital established?
The Boundary Stelae
By two rivers
By a river and mountains
By a plain between mountain ranges
58
Following his jubilee, what changes did Akhenaten make to the iconography of the Aten?
There was no icon, only inscriptions
Now simply a disk with arm-rays reaching down
No changes were made
The falcon-headed man was now headless
59
What was the traditional afterlife belief prior to Akhenaten and the Aten?
All of the above
Osiris and the 'Fields of Reeds'
The Weighing of the Heart Ceremony
The sun-disk and life giving
60
What does 'Akhetaten' mean?
Horizon of the Aten
Horizon of Akhenaten
Horizon of the Sun-Disk
The Dazzling Sun-Disk
