The Egyptian and Nubian Empires (Part 2)

During the New Kingdom era, what did the pharaohs seek to do?

• Promote cultural exchange with neighboring regions

• Establish a democratic government

• Expand their territory through trade

• Strengthen Egypt by building an empire

What kind of army did the pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty set up?

• Cavalry

• Charioteers

• Infantry

• Navy

Who was the unique ruler of the New Kingdom who encouraged trade rather than waging war?

• Amenhotep III

• Hatshepsut

• Ramses II

• Thutmose III

Where did Hatshepsut send a trading expedition that was particularly successful?

• Mesopotamia

• Persia

• Punt

• Greece

Who was the stepson of Hatshepsut and a warlike ruler?

• Ramses II

• Thutmose III

• Amenhotep III

• Akhenaten

Where did Thutmose III lead victorious invasions eastward?

• Palestine and Syria

• Greece

• Mesopotamia

• Nubia

What did the Egyptians control as a result of their conquests during the New Kingdom era?

• Lands in South America

• Lands in Europe and Asia

• Lands around the Nile and far beyond

• Lands in Australia and Antarctica

Who did the Egyptians come into conflict with after their conquest of parts of Syria and Palestine?

• Assyrians

• Babylonians

• Hittites

• Persians

Where did the Egyptians and Hittites clash around 1285 B.C.?

• Luxor

• Memphis

• Thebes

• Kadesh

What did Ramses II and a Hittite king promise in their treaty after the battle of Kadesh?

• To continue the war indefinitely

• To form an alliance against other empires

• Peace and brotherhood between them forever

• To divide the conquered lands equally