Ancient History Chapter 04

What term means relating to the peoples who speak a certain group of languages, especially Hebrew and Arabic?

• Hyksitic 
• Semitic
• Cataract 
• Confluence

Which group invaded and ruled Egypt during the period between the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom?

• the Hyksos
• the Libyans
• the Nubians
•  the Kushites

In relationship to Egypt, where was Nubia?

• It was directly north of Egypt
• It was northeast of Egypt, near the Fertile Crescent 
• It was across the Red Sea from Egypt
• It was directly south of Egypt 

Who is remembered for extending Egypt's territory into Palestine, Syria, and Nubia and also possibly killing his step-mother?

•  Ramses II 
• Thutmose III
• Abu Simbel
•  Piankhi 

Who organized Egypt's trading expedition to Punt?

•  Piankhi 
• Thutmose
• Ramses
• Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was the first to rule Egypt during the...   

• Middle Kingdom.
• Old Kingdom.
• New Kingdom.
• Don't pick this one

What term means “great house” and comes from the period of the New Kingdom?     

• napata 
• ethiopia
• pharaoh
• cataract

Who made a treaty with the Hittite king that promised “peace and brotherhood between us forever”?

• Ramses II
• Thutmose
•  Piankhi
• Abu Samel

While attempting to conquer the territories of Palestine and Syria, with whom did the Egyptians come into conflict?

•  the Sumerians 
• the Hittites
• the Nubians
• the Libyans

Which two groups of invaders adopted the Egyptian way of life after conquering the land?

• the Libyans and the Assyrians.
•  the Nubians and the Hittites. 
• the Libyans and the Nubians.
•  the Nubians and the Syrians.