A Golden Age
What replaced the pyramids as pharaoh's tombs?
Tombs were cut into limestone cliffs west of the Nile River, now called the Valley of Kings.
What is a material burned for its pleasant smell?
incense
What was the name of the pharaoh who was known to be very young and had a short reign?
Tutankhamen (Tut)
who was the most successful pharaoh who helped to restore Egypt after pharaoh Amenhotep IV? p. 126
Ramses II
What do you call a government representative to another country?
envoy
How did the female Pharaoh, Hatshepsut, get the Egyptians to accept her as their ruler?
She dressed in male pharaoh's clothing and even wore a fake beard.
Who was the prince who led an army to drive out the Hyksos around 1550 B.C and established the "New Kingdom"?
Prince Ahmose
Which god did pharaoh Amenhotep IV believe to be the ONLY god?
The sun god, Aton.
What was one of the magnificent temples built by Ramses II and other New Kingdom rulers called?
Karnak (in the capital Thebes)
Ramses reigned for 3 years longer than England's Queen Victoria, who ruled for 63 years. How long did Ramses reign?
66
What is the era called when Egypt went through a period of chaos and disorder before a new dynasty brought stability?
Middle Kingdom
What were the two main ways Egypt's New Kingdom reached the height of its power?
trade and conquestws
priests and officials.
Why did most Egyptians pray in their homes?
Because they saw the temples as the home of their gods.
What things did Egypt acquire when pharaoh Thutmose III began expanding Egypt's borders?
wealth, slaves, gold, ivory, and copper
How did the Hyksos people successfully invade and take over Egypt? What were their methods?
They rode horse drawn chariots and fought with bronze and iron weapons.
What was the main focus of Hatshepsut's (female Pharaoh) reign?
Trade promotion (also guilt temples and restored old monuments)
How did the people view the new changed pharaoh Amenhotep IV regarding the Egyptians to only have one god?
The Egyptians rejected Aton and just continued to worship their many gods. They also viewed Amenhotep IV to be a bad pharaoh.
Why were temples important to Egypt's economy? What did the temples serve as?
The temple provided jobs for people and served as banks, as Egyptians used temples to store valuable items.
During Egypt's Golden Age, which nations did the Egyptian dynasty become joined with by treaty or marriage? (only need to name one) p.123
Babylonian Empire, the Mittani in Syria, and the Hittite Empire in Anatolia.
What were some of the improvements pharaohs made within Egypt? (p.120)
They increase Egypt's territory and dedicated more of it to farming. More irrigation dams for water supply and made a canal between Nile River and Red Sea
What impact did the Phoenicians have on their neighboring cultures?
They spread their alphabet and writing system.
Their trade routes encouraged the spread of goods and ideas.
Why was "King" Tut one of the most famous pharaoh's despite his small role in the history of Egypt?
Because his tomb contained his mummy, treasure, and a distinct gold mask of Tut's face.
-His tomb did not get robbed unlike other pharaoh tombs
Why did the Egyptian empire decline in the late 1200s. BC?
Because pharaoh's after Ramses II fought costly wars which caused Egypt to be conquered by many nations. (Libyans, Kush, Assyrians)
How many sugar cubes did each person get last week for the pyramid building activity?
29