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Ancient History 7/8
Study Questions for Week 15 Reading
You must find the answers to the following questions in your reading this week.
The Story of the World
1.
What was the time in Egyptian history sometimes called when Egypt was
richer than ever before and the pharaohs kept the New Kingdom strong?
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2.
How did Thutmose become pharaoh? ________________________________
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3.
What did Thutmose communicate through his first battles as pharaoh?
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4.
How much had Egypt grown during Thutmose’s rule? ____________________
5.
What was Thutmose’s daughter’s name? _____________________________
6.
What jobs were women allowed to have in ancient Egypt?
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7.
How long did Hatshepsut’s brother serve as pharaoh? ___________________
8.
Why did Hatshepsut think that she should be pharaoh? __________________
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9.
Why did Hatshepsut dress like a man? _______________________________
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10. Which pharaoh built more monuments than any Egyptian queen? __________
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11. For what do we remember Thutmose I and Hatshepsut?
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12. For what do we remember Amenhotep IV? ____________________________
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13. For what do we remember Tutankhamen? ____________________________
14. Why did Amenhotep want to change the way Egypt worshipped their gods?
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15. What is polytheism? ______________________________________________
16. What is monotheism? ____________________________________________
17. What six things did the Egyptians do after Amenhotep died?
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2) ___________________________________________________________,
3) ___________________________________________________________,
4) ___________________________________________________________,
5) ___________________________________________________________,
6) ____________________________________________________________
18. How old was Tut when he became king; & when he died? ______ and ______
19. What is the long, rocky valley called where many pharaohs are buried; and
how many tombs are in it? ____________________________and _________
20. Who discovered Tutankhamen’s tomb? _______________________________
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Usborne Encyclopedia of World History
21. With what did the Egyptians link most of their gods and goddesses?
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22. Where did the Egyptians believe their gods and goddesses lived?
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23. What five things did the priests do for the god each morning? 1) __________
________________ 2)___________________, 3)_____________________,
4)_____________________________, 5)____________________________
24. Why did the boys in school write on pieces of pottery?
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25. What six subjects could older boys study? 1) _________________________,
2) _________________, 3) _________________, 4) __________________,
5) _________________, 6) _________________
26. Of what were Egyptian houses built?
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27. In what did rich people live? _______________________________________
28. What did servants put on the heads of guests; and why?
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29. What were the most popular sports? _________________________________
30. In 332BC, who conquered Egypt after it grew weak? ____________________
31. When the Egyptian empire ended, of what empire did Egypt finally become
part? _________________________________________________________
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