New Kingdom Egypt overview

Question 1

Which god did Akhenaten make the one, true god?

Accepted Answer

The Aten

Question 2

Under which pharaoh did the Egyptian empire reach its greatest extent?

Accepted Answer

Thutmosis III

Question 3

When was the New Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

1550 BCE - 1070 BCE

Question 4

Which Egyptian god was responsible for embalming, tombs and burials?

Accepted Answer

Anubis

Question 5

Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and began the New Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Ahmose I

Question 6

In order to drive out the Hyksos, what key innovations did they adopt from their enemy?

Accepted Answer

The horse-drawn chariot and the composite bow.

Question 7

Which pharaoh made reparation to Amun-Re?

Accepted Answer

Tutankhamun

Question 8

Which pharaoh was victorious at the Battle of Kadesh?

Accepted Answer

Rameses II

Question 9

Who was Nefertiti?

Accepted Answer

Akhenaten's wife

Question 10

Unlike previous dynasties, the 18th professionalised their military and maintained ...

Accepted Answer

a standing army.

Question 11

Where is Hatshepsut's terraced mortuary complex located?

Accepted Answer

Deir el-Bahri

Question 12

Who were the parents of Akhenaten?

Accepted Answer

Amenhotep III and Tiy

Question 13

Where did Rameses II order two huge temples be built in the desert in Nubia?

Accepted Answer

Abu Simbel

Question 14

Who was Hatshepsut's step-son?

Accepted Answer

Thutmosis III

Question 15

Who was the first pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Rameses I

Question 16

What name was given to the class in ancient Egyptian society employed to keep state records?

Accepted Answer

Scribes.

Question 17

Which city became the most important in Egypt after the Hyksos were expelled?

Accepted Answer

Thebes

Question 18

How is the New Kingdom period of 500 years known?

Accepted Answer

An empire of economic prosperity and political stability.

Question 19

Who was the patron deity of Thebes?

Accepted Answer

Amun

Question 20

Egyptian pharaohs were entombed in pyramids throughout Egypt’s ancient history. True or false?

Accepted Answer

False - they were not used after the Old Kingdom.

Question 21

The official correspondence between the empire and Akhenaten's adminstration is known as?

Accepted Answer

The Amarna Letters.

Question 22

Where did Akhenaten relocate the capital?

Accepted Answer

Akhetaten

Question 23

The Valley of the Kings was a safe burial site and all artefacts remained untouched.

Accepted Answer

False - tomb robbers cared only about the wealth within.

Question 24

Under which pharaoh did Egypt fight the sea peoples, the Hittite Empire and the Nubians?

Accepted Answer

Rameses II

Question 25

The development of which weapon gave the Egyptian army mobility and high strike capacity?

Accepted Answer

The light-weight chariot.

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