Transcript Comparing the Colonies

 The
following questions are multiple
choice and each question is a key idea
from Chapter 8.
 There are additional study ideas to help
prepare you for the test at the end of the
power point
Why is King Tut one of the most
well known pharaohs?
Amazing
artifacts were found in
Tut’s tomb.
Why did the ancient Egyptians
make mummies?
 To
preserve dead bodies of the pharoahs
What was a major purpose for
building pyramids?

Tombs for pharaohs when they died.
What is one characteristic for
which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom is
especially famous?
 Reunification
Which period is often called the
Golden Age, a time when Egypt
had reached the height of it’s
power.

The New Kingdom
What
was one method Khufu
used to ensure that his power
would be accepted?

He declared that he was a god.
It was built from more than 2 million
stone blocks. It had tunnels inside.
What was it?

The Great Pyramid of Giza
Senusret I controlled a source of
natural resources that were used
in beautiful works of art. What was
that source?
 Mines
for gold, copper, and gems
Why did archaeologists
reconstruct the white chapel?
 It
was built by Senusret I, but had been
taken apart by a later ruler.
Hatshepsut was the first pharaoh
who was ________.

a woman.
 Look
at this picture. Under which of these
pharaohs did this activity most likely take
place?
 Hatshepsut
Which phrase best describes
Hatshepsut’s monument at Dayr
al-Bahri?
A
great temple built into a cliff above the
river.
 Look
at the timeline below. In which time
period did Egypt have a pharaoh who was
especially known for promoting trade?
2600
B.C.E.
KHUFU
2200
B.C.E
1800
B.C.E.
SENUSRET 1
1400
B.C.E.
HATSHEPSUT
1000
B.C.E
Ramses II

1500 – 1400 B.C.E.
Answer the following riddle:
 I ruled Egypt for more 60 years.
 I was a famous military leader.
 I had hundreds of statues built of me, all
over Egypt
 Who was I?

Ramses II
 Who
signed the world’s first peace
treaty?
 Egypt
and the Hittites
 Compared
with any other pharaoh in
history, Ramses II produced more ______.
 Temples
and monuments