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Egypt’s Golden Empire

Video Questions

Directions: Watch the video Egypt’s Golden Empire, and answer the following questions.

Warrior Pharaohs

1. How many years separate the building of the pyramids and the New Kingdom?

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2. Why might the Golden Age of Egypt never have happened?

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3. What city was the ruling Egyptian family from?

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4. Why did Kahmose and Ahmose hate the Hyksos?

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5. How did most Thebans feel about living in a divided Egypt?

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6. Who did the Hyksos attempt to make an alliance with to help them destroy Egypt?

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7. Why is Ahmose forced to watch from the sidelines as his brother prepares and then goes off to war?

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8. What animal does Kahmose compare his soldiers too after destroying a Hyksos town?

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9. Why does Kahmose fail at expelling the Hyksos from Egypt?

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10. How many eyewitness accounts remain of Ahmose’s war against the Hyksos?

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11. What god does Ahmose attribute his victory too?

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12. How many years does Ahmose rule?

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13. What structure was Hatshepsut famous for having constructed in Thebes?

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14. Why was Hatshepsut erased from Egypt’s historical records?

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15. What was shocking about Hatshepsut’s rule as co-regent?

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16. How many women were pharaoh before Hatshepsut?

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17. What makes Egyptian women different from other women in the ancient world?

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18. According to Ma’at what gender does the king need to be?

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19. What great British ruler doe the historians/archaeologist compare Hatshepsut to?

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20. What great project is Senenmut put in charge of by Hatshepsut?

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21. What was the crowning achievement of Hatshepsut’s reign?

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22. How do we know that Hatsheput’s trading expedition to Punt was a success?

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23. How many years does Hatshepsut rule?

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24. How does Thutmose III make Hatshepsut “pay” for keeping him off the throne?

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25. What happens when you erase someone’s image from their mortuary monument?

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26. How many divisions make up Thutmose III’s army?

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27. Who leads the army of Egypt?

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28. What countries name is recorded for the first time on the walls of Karnak?

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29. Why was the third path to Megiddo so dangerous for Thutmose III’s army?

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30. Who won the first battle outside the walls of Megiddo?

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31. How many months does the siege of Megiddo last?

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32. What god does Thutmose III attribute for his victories?

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33. Who was the first ruler to believe in only 1 god?

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Egypt’s Golden Empire

Video Questions

Directions: Watch the video Egypt’s Golden Empire, and answer the following questions.

Pharaohs of the sun

34. What was Amenhotep’s challenge since there were no more wars to fight?

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35. How did weaker kingdoms pay tribute to Egypt?

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36. What resource gave Amenhotep III an advantage over neighboring kingdoms?

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37. What god did Amenhotep III give thanks to for his continued success?

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38. How did Amenhotep III spread information around his empire to his people?

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39. What was unique about Queen Ty?

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40. Why was it important for the pharaohs of Egypt keep control of Nubia?

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41. How did Amenhotep attempt to shift power away from the priests of Amen-Re?

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42. How did foreign rulers react to the death of Amenhotep III?

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43. Who takes the throne after Amenhotep III?

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44. What is the religious revolution that Amenhotep IV embarks on?

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45. How many gods does Amenhotep IV worship, and which god is it?

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46. What is the new name of Amenhotep IV?

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47. What is the new capital city built by Akhenaten?

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48. Who was the beautiful wife of Akhenaten?

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49. What happens to Nefertiti at the height of her power?

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50. How does the death of Nefertiti, his daughter, and mother affect Akhenaten?

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51. What happens to Akhenaten in 1336 BC?

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52. After Akhenaten dies, how do the people of Egypt react?

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53. Who becomes pharaoh after Akhenaten?

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54. Who does Tutankhamen blame for neglecting Egypt’s traditional gods and plunging Egypt into chaos?

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55. What happens to Tutankhamen when he is 19 years old?

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56. Why is Tutankhamen so famous today?

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57. Why was Carter’s find so unique?

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58. How do we know that Tutankhamen’s burial was not a planned burial, but a rushed one?

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Egypt’s Golden Empire

Video Questions

Directions: Watch the video Egypt’s Golden Empire, and answer the following questions.

The Last Great Pharaoh

59. What did King Tutankhamen’s death mark the end of?

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60. What advanced people threatened Egypt’s empire around 1279 BC?

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61. Who must lead Egypt against the invading Hittite army?

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62. What physical features set Ramses apart from the average Egyptian?

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63. How were the Hittites able to fool Ramses and ambush him at the battle of Kaddesh?

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64. How does Ramses have the scribes of Egypt write about the outcome of Kaddesh?

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65. What is so significant about the treaty signed between the Egyptians and the Hittites?

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66. How does Ramses seal the treaty with the Hittites?

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67. What was Ramses capital?

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68. Who does Ramses marry and make his chief wife?

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69. How does Ramses honor his wife after she dies?

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70. Why does Ramses build the temples of Abu Simbel so far to the south?

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71. How was Ramses long life also a curse?

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72. How many pharaohs after Ramses II shared his name?

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73. What mysterious and fearsome people destroyed the Hittites and threatened Egypt?

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