Chapter 5 lesson 3

Between c. 2055 B.C. and 1650 B.C., the Egyptians enjoyed a period of greatness called the ________

• Old Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• Kingdom of Kush

Egyptian pharaohs added to the wealth of the empire by demanding _______ from conquered kingdoms.

• peace

• tribute

• incense

• temples

Which group briefly ruled Egypt during the 1600s B.C.

• the Phoenicians

• the Nubians

• the Libyans

• the Hyksos

Queen Hatshepsut, one of the few women to rule Egypt, expanded the empire through trade instead of war.

• True

• False

The Egyptians traded wheat, paper, gold, copper, and tools to the Phoenicians in return for _________

• incense and ivory

• wood and furniture

• beads and weapons

Thutmose III expanded the Egyptian empire through the use of ________

• War

• trade

• envoys

• treaties

What major changed did King Amenhotep IV make?

• he started a new religion that worshiped on one god, Aton.

• he signed peace treaties with the Hittites and other kingdoms

• he sent armies to attack Nubia in the south and Syria in the north

• He restored Egypt by regaining territories lost by earlier pharaohs

The most successful pharaoh of the New Kingdom was______

• Amenhotep IV

• Tutankhamen

• Akhenaton

• Ramses II

The rebuilding of temples during the New Kingdom helped improve the Egyptian economy.

• True

• False

Why did the Egyptian empire weaken and fall after 1300 B.C.?

• The people were too interested in the new religion

• The pharaohs had built too many temples and run out of money

• The Egyptians were attacked by a series of enemies.

• Moses had his God deal with everything...