Second Intermediate Period
This foreign group invaded Egypt and began the Second Intermediate Period.
Who were the Hyksos?
She declared herself pharaoh after serving as regent for her young stepson.
Who was Hatshepsut?
The chief god of Thebes who became Amun-Ra.
Who is Amun?
An _______________ maintains control through military power, economic domination, and political maneuvering?
What is an empire?
Ramesses II ruled for this many years.
What is 66 years?
The Hyksos name meant this in ancient Egyptian.
What is “Rulers of Foreign Lands”?
This pharaoh established Egypt’s first true empire and led 17 military campaigns.
Who was Thutmose III?
This sun disk god became the center of Egypt’s first monotheistic religion.
Who is Aten?
Egypt became an empire after defeating the Canaanites and gaining control of this modern-day region.
What is Palestine?
This was the most essential commodity of the Bronze Age because it made bronze possible.
What is tin?
Name two warfare tools introduced by the Hyksos.
What are the horse and chariot (spiked wheels), composite bow, bronze weapons, improved battle axes, or advanced fortifications?
This battle was the first recorded in reliable detail and included the first recorded body count.
What was the Battle of Megiddo?
This pharaoh changed his name and created a monotheistic society.
Who was Akhenaten?
This massive religious complex recorded pharaohs’ achievements in hieroglyphics.
What is Karnak?
This group of mysterious naval raiders attacked Eastern Mediterranean civilizations.
Who were the Sea Peoples?
Egypt was divided among these three powers during the Second Intermediate Period.
Who were the Hyksos (Nile Delta), Kingdom of Kush (Southern Egypt), and Egyptians in Thebes?
This ruler used diplomacy and gold to maintain peace with other great powers.
Who was Amenhotep III?
After Akhenaten’s death, this supreme god was restored.
Who is Amun-Ra?
These five major powers existed during Amenhotep III’s reign (name three).
What are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Mitanni, Hittites, Mycenaeans.
King Tut became pharaoh at this age.
What is 9 or 10 years old?
This pharaoh drove out the Hyksos and founded the 18th Dynasty.
Who was Ahmose I
He was called the “Great Ancestor” by later pharaohs but is considered the “greatest propagandist” by modern historians.
Who was Ramesses II?
This city, called “Horizon of the Aten,” became the new capital under Akhenaten.
What is Amarna?
The New Kingdom is known as the __________ __________ of the Bronze Age.
What is the Greatest Power?
This archaeologist discovered Tutankhamun’s intact tomb in 1922.
Who was Howard Carter?