Ancient Egypt - New Kingdom Quiz

What pharaoh united Egypt and began the period of the New Kingdom?

• Ramses II

• Ahmose I

• Tutankhamen

• Cleopatra VII

What do historians call the time period before the New Kingdom?

• Early Dynastic Period

• New Kingdom

• 2nd Intermediate Period

• Middle Kingdom

What Egyptian dynasty is generally considered to be the start of the New Kingdom?

• Third

• Eighth

• Tenth

• Eighteenth

True or False: The New Kingdom is often considered the golden age of Ancient Egypt.

• TRUE

• FALSE

here were many of the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom buried?

• Giza Complex

• Valley of the Kings

• Great Sphinx

• Inside great temples

What group of people ruled northern Egypt during the 2nd Intermediate Period?

• Nubians

• Assyrians

• Babylonians

• Hyksos

What resource in Nubia enabled Egypt to become wealthy during the New Kingdom?

• Salt

• Copper

• Gold

• Diamonds

What empire attacked and conquered much of Egypt around 650 BC?

• Hyksos

• Sea Peoples

• Assyrian Empire

• Persian Empire

What do historians call the time period that occurred right after the New Kingdom?

• Next Period

• New Kingdom

• Third Intermediate Period

• Late Period

What female pharaoh ruled Egypt for 20 years during the New Kingdom?

• Hatshepsut

• Nefertiti

• Ahmanet

• Cleopatra VII