Ancient Egyptian History: Pharaohs, Dynasties, and Cultural Influences, Exams of History

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CLAS 150C1 Final Questions and Answers

Which Egyptian pharaoh extended Egyptian power to its greatest extent? Thutmose III The 'Weighing of the Heart' is found in which of the following New Kingdom texts? The Book of the Dead Which of the following was NOT a Ramesses II construction? Temple at Medinet Habu What's one of the major changes regarding funerary practices during the New Kingdom? Mortuary temples became separated from burials Where did Akhenaten locate his new capital city? Amarna Which of the following is the Aten, Akhenaten's main god of choice? Sun disk Whose mortuary temple are we looking at here? Hatshepsut Which god was worshiped both in the Temple of Karnak and in the Temple of Luxor? Amun Which of the following is NOT one of the main parts of a New Kingdom Egyptian temple? Grand Gallery Which festival was centered on the transportation of the cult statue of Amun between the temples of Karnak and Luxor? Opet Festival The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt was part of what larger Mediterranean and Near Eastern Phenomen? The Bronze Age Collapse After a short-lived 21st dynasty of native Egyptians, what ethnic group takes over the Egyptian throne in the 22nd Dynasty? The Libyans The Assyrians are particularly known for what characteristic? Their gruesome terror tactics

Who was the last Egyptian king of Egypt during the 30th Dynasty in the 300s BCE? Nectanebo II Which Persian inscription is the equivalent of the Rosetta stone since it has the same text in three different languages? The Behistun Inscription Which Nubian king founded the 25th dynasty and re-unified a divided Egypt? Piye Which did the Meshwesh ruler Shoshenq I list on Bubastite Portal at Karnak? Cities he conquered Which incredible archaeological find is partially the result of Shoshenq I's actions during his reign in the 10th century BCE? The royal mummy cache of Deir el-Bahri At Naukratis, the Egyptian goddess Isis was portrayed as merged with which Greek goddess? Aphrodite The Greeks at Naukratis originally came into Egypt to do what job? Mercenaries Who does Alexander the Great leave his empire to upon his deathbed? To the Strongest What's one strategy that the Ptolemies use to legitimize their rule in Egypt? Visually portray themselves as pharaohs Which of the following is a mash-up between a Greek and Egyptian god? Serapis What two things did Egypt especially contribute to the larger Roman Empire? Grain and Stone What decorative burial practice emerged during the Greco-Roman period that provides evidence for the increasing diversity of Egypt during this time? Painted mummy portraits Which of the following is NOT on of the aspects of Egyptian culture that was brought to the city of Rome (at least in part)? Brother-sister marriage Who was Cleopatra VII's brother? Ptolemy XIII Who was Cleopatra VII's first husband?

Ptolemy XIII Who was Cleopatra VII at war with? Ptolemy XIII The Great Library of Alexandria was part of a larger structure called what? The Mouseion