New Kingdom Egypt has been described as a:

500 yr period marking the height of its power & prosperity.

Ahmose I's victory over the Hyksos is seen as the starting point of what?

The beginning of the New Kingdom.

Commanders who had served Ahmose I faithfully were granted ... ?

high positions as royal officials or governors.

Ahmose I is credited with ... ?

creating a unified, confident and thriving Egypt.

How did Ahmose I expel the Hyksos?

A campaign exploiting Hyksos technology to his advantage.

How had Ahmose I's father died?

Savagely murdered by the Hyksos invaders.

Along with Nubia's gold, how else did Ahmose I strengthen Egypt's treasury?

Reactivating mines and expanding trade.

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Ancient Egypt - Ahmose I

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1
In what year did Ahmose I reunite a divided Egypt?
c 1550 BCE
c 1500 BCE
c 1400 BCE
c 1600 BCE
2
True or False - Ahmose I ascended the throne at a young age.
True
False
3
What did Ahmose I plunder in Nubia?
Its vast gold reserves.
Its vast asbestos mines.
Its plantations.
Its temples.
4
New Kingdom Egypt has been described as a:
100 yr period marking the height of its power & prosperity.
900 yr period marking the height of its power & prosperity.
800 yr period marking the height of its power & prosperity.
500 yr period marking the height of its power & prosperity.
5
Ahmose I's victory over the Hyksos is seen as the starting point of what?
The beginning of the Middle Kingdom.
The beginning of the Third Intermediate Period.
The beginning of the New Kingdom.
The beginning of the Ramesside Period.
6
Commanders who had served Ahmose I faithfully were granted ... ?
an estate in the Red Lands.
a holiday in the Delta.
high positions as royal officials or governors.
three wishes.
7
Also located at Abydos, is the prized list of kings wall engraving in the temple of .... ?
Rameses I
Rameses II
Seti I
Amenhotep III
8
Where did Ahmose I re-establish the capital of the entire country?
Avaris
Thebes
Heliopolis
Memphis
9
Ahmose I is credited with ... ?
expanding the Egyptian kingdom to the fourth cataract.
being Tutankhamun's father.
creating a unified, confident and thriving Egypt.
defeating the Hittites.
10
How did Ahmose I expel the Hyksos?
A campaign exploiting Hyksos technology to his advantage.
He sought the aid of the Hittites.
He joined forces with the Nubians.
He did nothing - a plague caused them to leave Egypt.
11
Ahmose I also reasserted control over Egypt's rival to the south ... ?
Nubia
Punt
Palestine
Syria
12
How had Ahmose I's father died?
Savagely murdered by the Hyksos invaders.
A natural death of old age.
Assassinated by his son.
Poisoned by his harem.
13
Along with Nubia's gold, how else did Ahmose I strengthen Egypt's treasury?
Stole wealth from the priesthood.
Plundered the pyramids.
Reactivating mines and expanding trade.
Made more money.
14
When Ahmose I ascended the throne, who had control of the Nile Delta?
Hyksos
Hoplites
Hittites
Nubians
15
The pyramid of Ahmose (a cenotaph for Ahmose I) is located in:
Avaris
Giza
Abydos
Thebes

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