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18 Cards in this Set
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What city became the capital of the Middle Kingdom?
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Menphis
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What two lands are listed as being captured by Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
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Nubia and Syna
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In the peaceful period of the Middle Kingdom, what three areas of culture thrived?
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Arts, Literature, and Architecture
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What advantages in warfare did the Hyksos use to defeat the Egyptians?
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Horse-drawn chariots and weapons make of bronze and iron.
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Who was the Egyptian prince who drove out the Hyksos?
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Ahmose
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What is the name of the period in which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory?
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The New Kingdom
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Name the archaiologist who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb?
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Howard Carter
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What valuable items were stored in Egytpian temples?
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Gold, jewelry, sweet-smelling oils, and finely woven cloth.
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Which three nations conquered Egytp during the period between 900 B.C. and 670 B.C.?
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Libyans, Kush, and ???????
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What is the term for payments that conquered people were forced to make?
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Tribute
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What Egyptian ruler's reign was the beginning of the period known as the New Kingdom?
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Ahmose
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What Egyptian queen was the first woman to rule Egypt in her own right?
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Hatshepsut
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Which pharaoh's armies expanded Egypt's borders to the Euphrates River?
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Thutmose III
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What is a material burned for its pleasant smell?
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Incense
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What new name did Amenhotep IV give himself?
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Akhenaton
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Who was Akhenaton's son-in-law?
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Tutankhamen
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Which pharaoh ruled for 66 years
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Ramses II
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Why did Amenhotep decide to change Egypt's worship of many gods to the worship of one god, Aton?
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??????
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