A new capital city was established at Thebes, and that’s where the pharaoh
lived in his palace. Thebes’ chief god, Amen, became combined with Ra and was
known as Amen-Ra. The priests of Amen-Ra had a lot of power and wealth at this
time. The book does not tell you this, but you should know this,
too: Pyramids were no longer built from this time on (from the New Kingdom
onward). Instead, the pharaohs began creating elaborate tombs across the Nile
River from the city of Thebes (the new capital city) in what is known as the
Valley of the Kings. This is the area where the famous tKing Tut's tomb was
discovered. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most significant
archaeological sites in all of Egypt.
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What Egyptian prince finally was able to put together a big enough army
to beat the Hyksos and drive them out of Egypt? __________________________
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A new spirit of nationalism (a feeling of patriotism and deep identity
with one’s country) swept over Egypt after getting rid of these foreign
invaders. As a result, all ___________________ were removed from public
office, and all ideas and influences that were not __________________ were
suppressed (discouraged). A
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hmose I and his son Amenhotep I spent most of their time
__________________________________________.
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Then Thutmose I, who reigned next, began to do something that Egyptian
pharaohs had never done before – What did this pharaoh concentrate his
efforts on? ___________________________________________________________
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Who declared herself to be pharaoh and became the only woman to reign as
pharaoh in ancient Egypt? ____________________
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Who was her younger brother who was really ticked-off at her because she
wouldn’t give him the throne when he was old enough to rule?
___________________
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He may have killed her. One thing we do know is that he tried to ruin her
chances of having an afterlife by doing what?
____________________________________________________________.
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Thutmose III was a great conqueror. Under him Egypt defeated all the
kings in what area? ____________________________________
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A satellite is a conquered territory that has to pay
______________________ to the country who has conquered them.
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Moses is believed (at least by the authors of your textbook) to have
lived between the reigns of which two pharaohs? ____________________ and
______________________
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Which pharaoh do many conservative Christian scholars think was probably
the pharaoh of the Exodus? _________________________ (But no one knows for
certain, at least not yet.)
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We know that Moses lived during the time of the New Kingdom and close to
the year 1500 BC. So, were pyramids still being built during the time of
Moses? (You can find the answer on this study sheet) YES.... NO (circle
one).
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What pharaoh changed his name to honor a particular god and also tried to
change Egypt into a monotheistic nation to worship this god? (He was
considered a heretic in Egypt.) _______________________________
Explain why he was a "heretic"--
____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
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What pharaoh’s tomb was never found by grave robbers and therefore was
completely intact when it was found thousands of years later?
______________________________________
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Who was the archaeologist who discovered it? The book says Lord
Carnavaron, but he was actually just the financial backer. The archeologist
was Howard Carter. Did you know there’s a curse associated
with the breaking of the seal on this tomb? [No answer is necessary on this
item—but a test question might cover who Howard Carter was.]
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Read the article on Champollion to answer the following questions:
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What did archaeologists dig up in 1799 that became the “key” to unlocking
the meaning of the ancient hieroglyphs?
___________________________________________
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When this “key” was found, whose army was trying to conquer Egypt?
______________________
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And why were archaeologists with the soldiers?
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What clue did Thomas Young figure out about the names of Egyptian
pharaohs? ______________________________________________
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Who was the genius who used Thomas Young’s clue and was able to finally
break the code and decipher the hieroglyphs?
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