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New Kingdom Egypt to the Death of Thutmose IV

ANC-NKT 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 to the death of Thutmose IV — the expulsion of the Hyksos, the warrior kings of the early 18th Dynasty, Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, kingship and Amun, royal women, the army and the empire in Nubia and the Levant, with how to write the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Context: the Hyksos and Thebes
  3. 3Kings of the period
  4. 4Power and authority
  5. 5The empire
  6. 6Building and burial
  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 · 3 marks · short answer

Outline the roles of royal women in the early 18th Dynasty.

(3 marks)

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

In his stelae at Karnak, Kamose complains that he shared Egypt with

  1. Athe Hittite king and the Libyan chiefs
  2. Bthe high priests of Amun and the nomarchs
  3. Cthe kings of Mitanni and Babylon
  4. Dthe Hyksos king and the ruler of Kush

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

How far south did Thutmose I campaign in Nubia?

  1. ABeyond the Fourth Cataract, to Kurgus
  2. BNo further than the Second Cataract
  3. CBy sea to the land of Punt
  4. DOnly to Elephantine at the First Cataract

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