Pharaohs and Kingship
Which pharaoh is credited with completing the expulsion of the Hyksos and establishing the 18th Dynasty?
Ahmose
What term describes the payments of goods and wealth made to Egypt by subject territories?
Tribute
Which powerful queen was the wife of Ahmose?
Ahmose-Nefertari
What type of writing was used on Egyptian temples and monuments?
Hieroglyphs
What region directly south of Egypt became a major area of Egyptian expansion?
Nubia
Who was the final pharaoh included in this historical period?
Thutmose IV
What city served as the Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta?
Avaris
What title was commonly given to the mother of a reigning pharaoh?
King's Mother
What monument between the paws of the Great Sphinx records a story about Thutmose IV's accession?
The Dream Stela
What title was given to the Egyptian official responsible for administering Nubia?
Viceroy of Kush
Which pharaoh conducted the largest number of recorded military campaigns of the early 18th Dynasty?
Thutmose III
What horse-drawn military vehicle became an important part of the New Kingdom Egyptian army?
The chariot
What group was responsible for recording taxes, goods and government information?
Scribes
Which source provides evidence for Thutmose III's campaigns, including the Battle of Megiddo?
The Annals of Thutmose III
At what famous battle did Thutmose III defeat a coalition led by the ruler of Kadesh?
Megiddo
Which two pharaoh's reigns focused more on diplomacy rather than expansion of the Empire?
Amenhotep II and Thutmose IV
What type of weapon associated with Hyksos warfare allowed arrows to be fired with greater power than a simple bow?
The composite bow
What institution grew considerably in wealth and influence because of royal donations following successful military campaigns?
Amun Priesthood
Which inscription records Hatshepsut's negative description of the Hyksos and her restoration of Egyptian temples?
Speos Artemidos inscription
What powerful kingdom in northern Syria became one of Egypt's major rivals during the 18th Dynasty?
Mitanni
Which pharaoh was responsible for the Donation Stela?
Ahmose
What source provides evidence for Ahmose's campaigns at Avaris, Sharuhen and Nubia from the perspective of a soldier?
The autobiography of Ahmose son of Ebana
At what community were Ahmose-Nefertari and Amenhotep I worshipped as patron deities by royal tomb workers?
Deir el-Medina
Which inscription is an important source for Thutmose I's military expansion into Nubia?
Tombos Stela
What administrative centre in Nubia became an important base for Egyptian control of the south?
Buhen