WorksheetsSS Chapter 3 Lesson 3 Egypt's Empire Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
A powerful queen who became one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs.
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Menes
Ameneses II
To maintain close ties, pharaohs and the other rulers exchanged ______, or representatives, marking the first time in history that a group of nations tried working together to reach common goals.
officials
bureaucrats
envoys
scholars
Acquired means
sold
get or take
lose
divided
"He felt threatened by their power. To lessons the priests' authority, Amenhotep started a new religion." What does the word AUTHORITY mean?
powerlessness
weakness
lack of control
power or control over
"After Ramses II died, Egypt declined." What does DECLINED mean in this sentence?
became more powerful
became weaker
stayed the same
ended
What does a "golden age" mean?
a time when a civilization has a lot of gold
a time when a civilization flourished
the end of a civilization
when the sun casts a gold color on the earth
Who were the Hittites?
A powerful Empire that Ramses made peace with
Egyptian soldiers under the control of Ramses
A name used to describe the gods
The name of the slaves who built monuments
The New Kingdom pharaoh Amenhotep established a new religion based on the worship of Aton, the Sun God, as Egypt's only God.
True
False
To get possession of something
acquire
authority
decline
envoy
incense
Between c. 2055 B.C.E. and 1650 B.C.E., the Egyptians enjoyed a period of greatness called the ______.
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Kingdom of Kush
Why is King Tutankhamen famous?
He was the first pharaoh of Egypt and started the first dynasty
His tomb, treasures, and mummy were found intact (meaning his tomb had not been robbed)
He was the god Osiris and wrote THE BOOK OF THE DEAD
The Hyksos
were priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
expelled the Jews from Egypt.
were invaders who introduced bronze weapons and horse drawn war chariots into Egypt.
were Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military.
The Egyptians traded wheat, paper, gold, copper, and tools to the Phoenicians in return for ______.
stone and clay tablets
beads and weapons
incense and ivory
wood and furniture
another name for gods/goddesses
deities
tributes
pyramids
mummies
