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New Kingdom Egypt Society to the Death of Amenhotep III

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New Kingdom Egypt society to the death of Amenhotep III — setting and sites, the pharaoh and maat, officials and social groups, the economy and empire, religion and burial, art and everyday life, with how to answer the Section II question.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Context and sites
  3. 3Social structure and political organisation
  4. 4The economy
  5. 5Religion, death and burial
  6. 6Cultural and everyday life
  7. 7Common mistakes
  8. 8Exam tips
  9. 9Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which king completed the expulsion of the Hyksos and is regarded as the founder of the 18th Dynasty?

  1. AKamose
  2. BSeqenenre Tao
  3. CThutmose I
  4. DAhmose

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

How did the concept of maat shape the role of the pharaoh?

  1. AThe king had to uphold order and justice against chaos
  2. BThe king had to obey a written law code called maat
  3. CThe king was expected to share power equally with an elected council of nobles
  4. DThe king's main duty was to keep foreigners from settling anywhere inside Egypt

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Source A — Inscription on a large commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III, issued about his tenth year as king (adapted from the Egyptian)

‘Year 10 under the Majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebmaatra, Son of Ra, Amenhotep, ruler of Thebes, given life, and the Great Royal Wife Tiye, may she live. Statement of the lions that His Majesty brought down with his own arrows, from Year 1 to Year 10: fierce lions, 102.’

What does Source A most suggest about kingship under Amenhotep III?

  1. AThe king spent most of his reign hunting instead of governing
  2. BLions were a major threat to Egyptian farmers at the time
  3. CQueen Tiye ruled Egypt as co-regent during this period
  4. DThe king's image as a mighty protector was publicised

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