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According to your textbook, what ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy?
Hatshepsut
Which king drove the Hyksos out of Egypt?
Ahmose
Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion that worshiped one deity?
Amenhotep/Akhenaton
What leader took over as Egypt's pharaoh after Hatshepsut died?
Thutmose III
Tutankhamen also became popularly known by the name King ______.
Tut
Besides Hatshepsut, which Egyptian ruler built many temples during the New Kingdom period?
Ramses II
What caused the decline and fall of the Egyptian empire?
The Egyptians were attacked by neighboring peoples
Who was the Egyptian river god?
Hapi
Who was the Egyptian sun god?
Re
Which Egyptian king's dynasty began the New Kingdom?
Ahmose
What was the main reason that the Middle Kingdom ended?
The Hyksos, warriors from Western Asia, conquered Egypt
What is incense?
A material that produces a pleasant smell when burned
What was the capital city of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Thebes
Why did the Egyptians place a high value on wood?
The Nile River valley had few trees
How did Hatshepsut change her appearance in order to get people to accept her as pharaoh?
She wore men's clothes and a false beard
What are envoys?
Representatives of the pharaohs
Why did pharaohs and other rulers exchange envoys?
To maintain close ties
During the Middle Kingdom, instead of building pyramids, the Egyptians did what to honor their pharaohs?
They built tombs
How long did Hyksos kings rule Egypt?
Over 100 years
Most Egyptians prayed where?
In their homes
During the Middle Kingdom, the pharaohs ordered the construction of a canal between the Nile River and what body of water?
The Red Sea
Amenhotep introduced the worship of ______ as Egypt's only god.
Aton
How did Amenhotep remove many of the priests of Egypt?
Started his own religion and kicked out the priests that opposed him.
How long did Ramses II serve as the leader of Egypt?
66 years
Tutankhamen became pharaoh at what age?
10 years