History 8 Egypt Questions
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1. Who were the Hittites and where did they originate?
2. What is the significance of the Battle of Kadesh?
3. Describe the system of law under the Hittites
4. What was the role of the monarch
5. Describe the unique role of women especially the queen among the Hittites
6. Describe the Hittites religion.
7. What caused the fall of the Hittites?
8. Detail the importance of the Nile River to Egypt.
9. How and why did the Egyptian view of life differ from the Mesopotamian outlook?
10. What lay at the heart of Egyptian civilization?
11. What was significance of the temple in this civilization?
12. Name and explain the mainstays of Egyptian civilization
13. Describe the key themes of Egyptian history.
14. Explain the role of the pyramid and the legitmation of authority in Egypt.
15. Give as many reasons for the collapse of the Old Kingdom as possible
16 What kind of state or society existed in the Middle Kingdom?. Give Examples
17. What changes occurred in the New Kingdom?
18. Detail the greatest change in thinking in the first millennium B.C.
19. Define and explain the concept of ma'at.
20. How did the Egyptians concieve of the universe and the civil state(role of pharoah, etc)?
