WH2 Ch.3 Ancient Egypt

According to the time line, about how many years did the New Kingdom last?

500 years

Egypt's loss of its empire was due largely to

Amenhotep IV's religious reforms

According to the map, the kingdom of Kush was

Completely landlocked

What is most unusual about the pharaoh Hatshepsut?

Hatshepsut was a woman

Why did the kingdom of Kush become such a successful trading empire?

It was rich in natural resources, such as iron, and was located where an important route through the desert crossed the Nile.

Choose the names that correctly complete the passage. During the period of the __, Egypt created an empire, and became the most powerful state in the ancient Near East. The new Egyptian imperial state reached its height during the reign of __. The achievements of the empire were made visible in the construction of magnificent new buildings and temples, such as the temple center at __.

New Kingdom Amenhotep III Luxor

The _____ is the longest river in the world, with a distance of over 4,000 miles.

Nile

Ancient Egypt included two regions, a _________ and a _________ region, that were given their names by their relation to the Nile.

Northern & Southern

Egypt's leader was called ______.

Pharaoh

Axum's prosperity was due to its location along which body of water shown on the map?

Red Sea

During the New Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire reached its peak. What was one way it showed its power?

The pharaohs constructed huge, magnificent temples and statues in their own honor.

Why did the Egyptians resist Akhenaten's religious reforms?

They accepted many gods, and did not like the idea of rejecting or destroying them to worship only one god.

Egyptian religion focused on the _____.

afterlife

From the Hyksos the Egyptians learned to make weapons and tools out of

bronze

The Nile divided into several branches, forming a __________.

delta

While the Hyksos attacked the Egyptians from horse-drawn chariots, the Egyptian soldiers were limited to

donkey carts

The Egyptians developed a writing system using _____.

hieroglyphics

The Hyksos conquered Egypt's Middle Kingdom by using

horse-drawn chariots

Having been conquered by the Hyksos was not all bad for the Egyptians because the Hyksos taught the Egyptians

how to make bronze weapons and showed them the advantages of horse-drawn war chariots.

In Egypt's New Kingdom, the pharaoh Hatshepsut was renowned for

launching ambitious military and trading expeditions.

The achievements of Egypt's New Kingdom were evident in its

magnificent buildings and temples

What are cataracts?

rapids

Under Ramses II, the Egyptians were able to

regain control of Canaan

The Nile's flooding coated the land around it with a rich _____ that made the soil ideal for farming.

silt

Nile flooded every year in the _____ and _____.

summer & winter

Although the pharaoh Ramses II tried to maintain the Egyptian Empire's strength, he failed because he was unable to hold out against

the Sea Peoples