Social Studies Chapter 3 Lesson 3

The pharaohs had a canal built connecting the Nile to the Red Sea, opening up trade routes to Arabia.

• True

• False

What was Hatshepsut best known for?

• An advisor to male pharaohs

• The wife of a great pharaoh

• One of the few female pharaohs

• The mother of a famous pharaoh

What did the Egyptians trade to the Phoenicians for much needed wood?

• Wheat

• Gold

• Tools

• All of the above

During the New Kingdom, Thutmose III's armies conquered many areas and slavery became more widespread in Egypt.

• True

• False

Which New Kingdom pharaoh established a new religion based on the worship of Aton, the sun God, as Egypt's only God?

• Thutmose III

• Amenotep

• Hatshepsut

• Ramses II

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt conquered new territories, the pharaohs made many improvements, and

• no longer depended on agriculture.

• many pyramids were built.

• Memphis became the capital.

• the arts flourished.

What was the main reason the Middle Kingdom ended?

• A woman pharaoh, Hatshepsut, came into power.

• Nubia conquered Egypt.

• The Hyksos, warriors from western Asia, conquered Egypt.

• Trade decreased greatly.

This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy.

• Nefertiti

• Ramses II

• Thutmose III

• Hatshepsut

Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom period?

• Amenhotep IV

• Ramses II

• Seti I

• Tutankhamen