Ancient Egypt Test-3

Question 1

Seti I (pharaoh)

Answer 1

• Second pharaoh of Dynst 19. best preserved mummy. And biggest tomb.
• Was a warrior king, battle to get Qadesh back.
• Interest himself in foreign policy(18 Dynst wasn’t interested)
• Build famous temple of Abaidos which was dedicated to 7 diff. gods.

Question 2

Ramesses II (The Great)

Answer 2

• 19 Dynst pharaoh.
• famous for his victory against hittites in battle of Qadesh
• Built Abu Simbel temples and city called piramesses.
• Fathered many children & buildings
• mummy has red hair.

Question 3

The New Kingdom

Answer 3

• Dynst 18-20

- more focus on military

Question 4

Battle of Qadesh

Answer 4

• battle between Hittites and Egyptian army under Ramesses the great.
• Ramesses won by luck but Hittites still kept their territory.

Question 5

Merneptah (Pharaoh)

Answer 5

• 19 Dynst Pharaoh, Merneptah stela was made during his reign.
• fought sea people and libyans to protect Egypt.
• son of the Great II.

Question 6

Merneptah Stela

Answer 6

• talks about Merneptah military campaign.

- First relic that talks about Isralites. and how they were defeated.

Question 7

Sea people

Answer 7

• Came from Europe and made coalition with lybians to attack Egypt.
• Merneptah and Ramesses III fought these people.
• looking for a place to live and settle.

Question 8

Ramesses III (Pharaoh)

Answer 8

• 20 Dynst pharaoh took Ramesses probably because of the Great.
• Tree planting program, and take out temple corrupt officials. and took out lower egyptian vizier and have one for whole country.
• Famous Menidet habu temple.
• trade with land of punt.
• tried to be murdered.

Question 9

Harem conspiracy Papyrus

Answer 9

document that described an intention to kill Ramesses III.

• Papyrus also described trials for those who were found guilty.
• not known if assassination was successful. Ramesses III died same year.

Question 10

Khepesh

Answer 10

• is a sickle sword from canaan origin. named by Egyptians.

Question 11

Perw-Nefer

Answer 11

• The Naval base near memphis; most important of all the naval bases.

Question 12

Medjay

Answer 12

• Nubians, hired to serve in police force in thebes. protected tombs and workers from harm.
• Acted as witnesses and messengers and inflicted punishments.

Question 13

Amkhu

Answer 13

• is the highest award you can get in the military.

- you get a free burial, mummification, burial site and stuff to go with you when you died.

Question 14

Era of Renaissance

Answer 14

• Ramesses XI had to share rulership.

- disintegration of Egypt; tombing robbing took place.

Question 15

Herihor

Answer 15

• High priest & soldier, became priest of amon in thebes.

- ruled all of southern Egypt. Upper Egypt

Question 16

Smendes

Answer 16

• ruling the Delta during Herihor and RamessesXI.

- founder of 21st Dynst. After death of Ramesses XI.

Question 17

Ramesses XI (Pharaoh)

Answer 17

• 20 Dynst, Ruling Memphis during separate ruling of Egypt with smendes and herihor.
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Question 18

Wenamon

Answer 18

• a priest that worked for Herihor; sent to get lumber on an expedition.
• found autobiography about his expedition and life.

Question 19

Apis Bull

Answer 19

• A new cult, of a cow/bull treated like a god.
• light descends from heaven to mark bull and give signs that he was the one. then gives birth.
• Festival each year, and had funeral ceremony like a pharaoh.
• child who could smell bulls breathe could predict future.

Question 20

Meshwesh

Answer 20

• name given to lybians living in Egypt.

- adopted Egyptian life, had representatives that could approach pharaoh and ask for things.

Question 21

Sheshong I (Pharaoh)

Answer 21

• Founder of Dynst 22, a lybian one, pharaoh in the bible was a lybian from bubastas.
• invaded israel 5 years after king salomon died.

Question 22

Osorkon II (Pharaoh)

Answer 22

Dynst 22. found 77 columns of hieroglyphics telling his story,

• Harsiege decided to rebel and take south, but harsiege soon died and Osorkon probalby didn’t fight.
• described as a sick man who had heb-seb festival a different year than usual.
• dedicated buildings to bastet. cat godess.

Question 23

Bubastis

Answer 23

a city in lower Egypt.

Question 24

tefnakhte

Answer 24

Founder of 24th dynst. during fragmented period of 3rd int. period. Ruled sais.
- formend alliance of several kings to attack upper Egypt. but stopped by dynst 25.( foreigners) never got upper but conquered lower.

Question 25

Piye (pharaoh)

Answer 25

founder of dynst. 25, conquered upper Egypt. ruled in city of napata. deep nubia.

• after he died. the dynst re-united all of egypt.
• fought tefnakhte and defeated him.
• he was a horse lover.

Question 26

The Devine Adoratrice

Answer 26

• combined positions between gods wife of amon & chief priest of amon.
• most often was daughter of pharaoh. who after could chose her own successor.

Question 27

Shabaka (pharaoh)

Answer 27

• dynst 25, unified Egypt during 3rd int. period. successor to pyie.
• relic called shabaka stone about gods, osiris mainly. lines like sun were later drawn.
• tried to bring back old kingdom. all his 5 names are the same.
• made memphis capital.

Question 28

Taharqa dynst 25th.

Answer 28

• fought the assyrians and lose.

- some of the best, in winning cannaan. but assyrians were better.

Question 29

Esarhaddon (king)

Answer 29

• ruler of assyria who invaded Egypt.
• captured memphis. Taharqa fled to thebes.
• assyrians run lower Egypt.

Question 30

taharqa v. assyrians.

Answer 30

• Esarhaddon left and Egyptians rebelled agian.
• but assyrians again take memphis.
• this time they killed many high officials except Necho I.
• assyrians decided to go and take thebes. taharqa fled to kush. napata. assyrians are in control of all of egypt.

Question 31

Tanutamun 25th dynst

Answer 31

• replaces Taharqa as leader of kush in napata.
• plans invasion and takes thebes and memphis.
• assyrains take Egypt again and this time they sacked the city of thebes.
• Tanutamun goes back to napata in kush.