The decline of Ancient Egypt

What marked the end of native Egyptian rule until the 20th century?

• The flight of King Nectanebo II in 342 BC

• Egypt's absorption into the Roman Empire in 30 BC

• The last appearance of the ancient hieroglyphic script just before AD 400

• The closure of the last pagan temples in the sixth century

During which dynasty did Ramesses II reign, when Egypt was at the height of its powers?

• 19th Dynasty

• 21st Dynasty

• 22nd Dynasty

• 25th Dynasty

What was a significant factor in the decline of ancient Egypt's military power?

• Lack of iron resources

• Civil war in the far south

• Economic crises

• Raids by foreign bandits

Who founded the 22nd Dynasty and brought the south back under central control?

• Shoshenq I

• King Taharqa

• Ptolemy I

• King Nectanebo II

Which foreign power invaded Egypt late in the reign of King Taharqa?

• Assyrians

• Persians

• Greeks

• Romans