- 1. Who was the most famous female pharaoh of the New Kingdom?
A) Hatshepsut
B) Nefertiti
C) Cleopatra
D) Isis
- 2. What famous battle took place in the 13th century BCE where the Egyptians under Ramesses II defeated the Hittites?
A) Battle of Marathon
B) Battle of Thermopylae
C) Battle of Gaugamela
D) Battle of Kadesh
- 3. What was the capital city of Egypt during the New Kingdom period?
A) Alexandria
B) Memphis
C) Thebes
D) Giza
- 4. Who was the pharaoh known as the 'boy king' who ruled during the New Kingdom?
A) Akhenaten
B) Tutankhamun
C) Ramesses II
D) Thutmose III
- 5. Which Nubian kingdom was conquered by Egypt and became part of its empire during the New Kingdom?
A) Punt
B) Meroë
C) Kush
D) Axum
- 6. What famous temple complex was built by Ramesses II to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh?
A) Karnak Temple
B) Valley of the Kings
C) Luxor Temple
D) Abu Simbel
- 7. Who was the pharaoh who attempted to establish a monotheistic religion centered around the worship of the sun god Aten?
A) Akhenaten
B) Tutankhamun
C) Thutmose III
D) Hatshepsut
- 8. What was the name of the treaty signed between the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittite king Hattusili III?
A) Treaty of Kadesh
B) Treaty of Memphis
C) Treaty of Luxor
D) Treaty of Thebes
- 9. What was the afterlife book that contained spells, charms, and rituals to guide the deceased in the afterlife during the New Kingdom period?
A) Book of the Dead
B) Book of Amun-Ra
C) Book of Ma'at
D) Book of Thoth
- 10. What was the primary source of wealth and power for Egypt during the New Kingdom?
A) Mining
B) Agriculture
C) Tribute from vassal states
D) Trade
- 11. What was the name of the queen who played a significant role in the religious reform of her husband, Akhenaten, during the New Kingdom?
A) Bastet
B) Isis
C) Nefertiti
D) Ma'at
- 12. Who was the god associated with the afterlife and the underworld in ancient Egyptian religion during the New Kingdom?
A) Osiris
B) Horus
C) Ra
D) Anubis
- 13. The New Kingdom is known for the construction of which famous temple complex?
A) Karnak
B) Valley of the Kings
C) Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple
D) Great Pyramid of Giza
- 14. What material was used for the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti?
A) sandstone
B) marble
C) limestone
D) granite
- 15. The New Kingdom pharaohs often boasted of their military conquests on temple walls in the form of ________.
A) reliefs
B) statues
C) paintings
D) hieroglyphs
- 16. The New Kingdom pharaohs were often buried in elaborate ________ in the Valley of the Kings.
A) Temples
B) Palaces
C) Pyramids
D) Tombs
- 17. Who was the military general who served under Tutankhamun and later became pharaoh?
A) Nefertiti
B) Horemheb
C) Tuthmosis III
D) Ay
- 18. Which pharaoh is known as the 'Napoleon of Egypt'?
A) Thutmose III
B) Horemheb
C) Ay
D) Akhenaten
- 19. Which city was founded by Akhenaten and served as the capital during his reign?
A) Thebes
B) Luxor
C) Memphis
D) Amarna
- 20. Which queen was the principal wife of Ramesses II and one of the most famous royal women in ancient Egypt?
A) Hatshepsut
B) Nefertari
C) Cleopatra VII
D) Nefertiti
- 21. The New Kingdom period is sometimes referred to as the '________ Period' due to the powerful nature of this time in Egypt's history.
A) Renaissance
B) Golden
C) Decline
D) Empire
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