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New Kingdom Egypt from Amenhotep III to the Death of Ramesses II

ANC-NKR is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Ancient History papers. Practise 12 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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New Kingdom Egypt from Amenhotep III to the death of Ramesses II — the age of Amenhotep III, the Amarna period and restoration, Horemheb, the early Ramesside kings, Egypt and the Hittites, Kadesh and the treaty, and the reign of Ramesses II, with how to write the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Rulers of the period
  3. 3Amenhotep III
  4. 4The Amarna period and restoration
  5. 5The early Ramesside kings
  6. 6Ramesses II
  7. 7Evidence and interpretations
  8. 8Writing the 25-mark essay
  9. 9Common mistakes
  10. 10Exam tips
  11. 11Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What are the Amarna letters?

  1. AStone copies of the Egypt–Hatti treaty
  2. BPapyri recording trials of thieves in the royal tombs
  3. CClay tablets of royal letters, mostly in Akkadian
  4. DHymns to the Aten carved in the rock tombs of officials

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What was unusual about Tiye, the great royal wife of Amenhotep III?

  1. AShe came from a non-royal family yet was very prominent
  2. BShe ruled as king after her husband's death
  3. CShe was a Mitannian princess sent in a marriage alliance
  4. DShe commanded the army against rebels in Nubia

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Why is the treaty between Ramesses II and the Hittite king Hattusili III (about 1259 BC) especially valuable as evidence?

  1. AIt was written in Greek as well as Egyptian
  2. BIt is the first written treaty known from anywhere
  3. CBoth Egyptian and Hittite copies survive
  4. DIt was carved by Hittite scribes at Abu Simbel

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