The Gift of the Nile 2-2

NEW KINGDOM

*Egypt becomes the most powerful state in Southwest Asia. *The Hyksos are driven out of Egypt. *Queen Hatshepsut rules. *Akhenaton founds new religion. *Thutmose III conquers an empire. *Tutankhamen restores old Egyptian gods. *Ramses II reigns for 66 years.

OLD KINGDOM

*Great Pyramid is built. *Practice of burying mummies in tombs begins.

MIDDLE KINGDOM

*Pharaohs provide for the public welfare. *Dates from about 2050 B.C. to 1652 B.C. *Canal connecting Red Sea and Nile constructed. *Egypt captures Nubia. *Fortresses built to protect Nubia.

T/F Ancient Egyptian civilization was marked by constant change and upheaval over the centuries.

False. Ancient Egyptian civilization was marked by GREAT DEGREE OF CONTINUITY.

T/F Cleopatra was the first Egyptian woman to become a pharaoh.

False. HATSHEPSUT

T/F In obeying their pharaoh, subjects felt humiliated and powerless to determine the course of their own lives.

False. In obeying their pharaoh, subjects BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE HELPING TO MAINTAIN A STABLE WORLD ORDER.

T/F The draining of swampland in the Nile Delta provided room for many more pyramids to be built.

False. The draining of swampland in the Nile Delta provided THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF NEW FARMLAND.

T/F To the ancient Egyptians, the most important feature of the river was the many fish that lived in it.

False. To the ancient Egyptians, the most important feature of the river was ITS YEARLY FLOODING.

T/F Osiris took on an important role for the Egyptians as a symbol of resurrection.

True.

T/F Pyramids were built as part of a larger complex of buildings dedicated to the dead -- in effect, a city of the dead.

True.

T/F The Greek historian Herodotus reported the story that it took 100,000 Egyptians 20 years to build the Great Pyramid.

True.

T/F The earliest Egyptian writing was later called hieroglyphics, meaning "priest carvings" or "sacred writings."

True.