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Example Questions
Example Question #2 : Second Intermediate Period (1650 1550 Bce)
Ahmose I is notable for __________.
leading the final campaign to expel the Hyksos
founding the city of Thebes
being the first female Pharaoh in Egyptian history
serving as Pharaoh during the biblical exodus of the Jewish people
founding the city of Memphis
leading the final campaign to expel the Hyksos
Ahmose I is notable for leading the final campaign to expel the Hyksos from Egypt. The Egyptian rebellion against the Hyksos began during the reign of Ahmose I’s father and was completed by Ahmose I. Ahmose I subsequently founded the Eighteenth Dynasty which began the New Kingdom period of Egyptian history.
Example Question #211 : Ancient History: Egypt
Which of these statements about the Fifteenth Dynasty is most accurate?
It was ruled by the Nubians
It presided over a golden era of Egyptian history
It was ruled by the Hyksos
It reunified Lower and Upper Egypt
It was the first ruling dynasty of the New Kingdom.
It was ruled by the Hyksos
The Fifteenth Dynasty was the first ruling dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period of Egyptian history. It was ruled by the Hyksos. The Hyksos, taking advantage of the chaotic political situation in Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom period, invaded northern Egypt and took control of most of the country. The Hyksos ruled for approximately a century before being driven out by an Egyptian uprising.
Example Question #212 : Ancient History: Egypt
Which of the following is Queen Ahhotep I not credited with accomplishing?
Helped drive the Hyksos out of Egypt
Lead an army down the Nile to overthrow the ruling Lybian dynasty in Egypt
Helped restore Egypt's power
Was awarded the "Golden Flies of Valor" military award
Took over as queen regent upon the death of her husband
Lead an army down the Nile to overthrow the ruling Lybian dynasty in Egypt
Queen Ahhotep ruled at the end of the Seventeenth Dynasty. She took over as queen regent upon the death of her husband who was likely also her brother, helped drive the Hyksos out of Egypt and launch the famed Eighteenth Dynasty, thereby restoring Egyptian power and was buried with all due honors, including the "Golden Flies of Valor" which were found in her coffin. Piye lead an army down the Nile and overthrew the ruling Libyans almost 1000 years later.
Example Question #1 : The Arrival Of The Hyksos
The Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egyptian history began __________.
when Khufu died without leaving an heir
with the invasion of Alexander the Great
with the invasion of the Hyksos
with the invasion of the Roman Empire
with the peaceful conquest of the Nubians
with the invasion of the Hyksos
The Second Intermediate Period lasted from 1,650 BCE until 1,550 BCE It began with the decline of the Middle Kingdom and the emergence of a weak ruling dynasty in Egypt. This dynasty was incapable of resisting foreign invasions and most of Egypt was swiftly conquered by the Hyksos. The Hyksos remained in Egypt and ruled for a century, until they were overthrown by an Egyptian uprising which in turn ushered in the New Kingdom.
Example Question #2 : The Arrival Of The Hyksos
Which of these statements about Hyksos’ rule in Egypt is most accurate?
The Hyksos waged a genocidal campaign against the ancient Egyptians, leading to massive population loss during the Second Intermediate Period
The Hyksos refused to assimilate into Egyptian society and ruled with their own foreign institutions
The Hyksos were never able to rule over a unified Egyptian state; they held power mostly in the North
The Hyksos were never able to rule over a unified Egyptian state; they held power mostly in the South
The Hyksos neglected agricultural production and ordered the construction of immense monuments, leading to massive population loss during the Second Intermediate Period
The Hyksos were never able to rule over a unified Egyptian state; they held power mostly in the North
The Hyksos were foreign invaders who conquered most of Lower (northern) Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom period of Egyptian history. Although the Hyksos did reign over most of Egypt, as the Fifteenth Dynasty, they were never able to unite the whole Egyptian state. They forced the government in Upper (southern) Egypt to pay severe taxes, but were unable to conquer their rivals.
Example Question #1 : The Arrival Of The Hyksos
Which of these statements about wheeled-transportation is accurate?
Egyptian terrain was ill-suited to wheeled-transport.
All of these statements are accurate.
The wheel was not commonly used in Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
The wheel was introduced into wider Egyptian society by the Hyksos.
None of these statements are accurate.
All of these statements are accurate.
Wheeled-transportation was extremely uncommon in ancient Egypt until the arrival of the Hyksos during the Second Intermediate Period. Egyptian terrain was ill-suited to wheeled-transport and it only really caught on after the Hyksos introduced the ancient Egyptians to horse-drawn chariots.
Example Question #2 : The Arrival Of The Hyksos
What was the most important contribution made by the Hyksos to Egyptian society?
They introduced powerful new weapons, which revolutionized the Egyptian military.
They introduced new crops, which led to a sustained growth in the Egyptian population.
They introduced revolutionary agricultural techniques, which dramatically increased productivity.
They integrated their pantheon of Gods into the Egyptian religion, leading to a greater diversity of worship.
None of these answers are accurate; the Hyksos had a limited impact on the development of Egypt.
They introduced powerful new weapons, which revolutionized the Egyptian military.
The Hyksos were foreign invaders who conquered most of Egypt in the 17th century BCE. They ruled most of Egypt for the next century, before being driven out by an Egyptian uprising. The Hyksos had one notable, lasting impact on the development of ancient Egypt. They introduced advanced weaponry, most notably horse-drawn chariots, which revolutionized the Egyptian military and led directly to the massive territorial conquests achieved by Egypt during the New Kingdom.
Example Question #5 : The Arrival Of The Hyksos
Which of the following innovations are the Hyksos NOT credited with introducing into ancient Egypt?
Improved metallurgy techniques which allowed the increased use of bronze rather than copper
New musical instruments, such as the 12-string lute
Horses and chariot warfare
The Demotic script, which was derived from earlier hieratic and hieroglyphic forms but contained more alphabetic, as opposed to logographic, features
The vertical loom, which greatly improved weaving and spinning
The Demotic script, which was derived from earlier hieratic and hieroglyphic forms but contained more alphabetic, as opposed to logographic, features
The Hyksos, whose supposed invasion ended the Middle Kingdom by ushering in the Second Intermediate Period, and whose kings comprised the Fifteenth Dynasty, introduced a wide variety of innovations and concepts into Egyptian society. These included everyday improvements such as musical instruments like the tambourine and lute, and weaving implements like the vertical loom; furthermore, Egyptian bronze-making was greatly expanded during this period. However, the introduction of horses into Egypt, as well as chariot warfare, was the aspect of Hyksos culture that had the most lasting and significant effect on Egypt, as the New Kingdom Pharaohs adopted it as their weapon of choice after finally expelling the Hyksos themselves. The Demotic script was not developed until the First Millennium BCE; however, its hieratic predecessor coexisted with hieroglyphics during the earlier periods.
Example Question #213 : Ancient History: Egypt
Which Theban Pharaoh finally expelled the Hyksos from their last strongholds in Lower Egypt?
Kamose
Akhenaten
Rameses
Sequenenre Tao
Ahmose I
Ahmose I
The Hyksos were an asiatic people who conquered Lower Egypt (and very briefly all of Egypt) setting up the 15th Dynasty. The indigenous Egyptians viewed them as barbaric interlopers, and another dynasty was centered at Thebes and ruled Upper Egypt. It took multiple campaigns to finally unseat the Hyksos and reunify Egypt. Seqenenre Tao was the first Theban Pharaoh to attempt to drive out the Hyksos, and his son Kamose further decreased their territory. However, it was not until his successor Ahmose I, the first king of the 18th Dynasty, took the throne that the Hyksos were fully driven out of Egypt.
Example Question #1 : The Expulsion Of The Hyksos
Which of these statements about Seqenenre Tao is most accurate?
He wrote the Berlin Medical Papyrus.
He was executed on the orders of his brother, Ahmose I.
He was entombed in the largest of the great pyramids of Giza.
He died of battlefield wounds sustained in a campaign against the Hyksos.
He designed and constructed the Step Pyramid of Djoser.
He died of battlefield wounds sustained in a campaign against the Hyksos.
Seqenenre Tao was a leader of the seventeenth dynasty, during the Second Intermediate Period and the Hyksos occupation of Egypt. He led a military campaign to remove Hyksos influence from Egypt. Unfortunately, he died as a result of battle wounds sustained in a skirmish with the Hyksos. His successors Kamose and Ahmose finished the fight, and the latter reunified Egypt and founded the eighteenth dynasty.