Egypt and Its Neighbours

History · Ancient Egypt · ages 12-13

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What weapon technology did Egypt learn from the Hyksos?
- The iron sword
- The horse-drawn chariot
- The catapult
Which two goods did Egypt receive from Nubia?
- Gold and ivory
- Silk and spices
- Olive oil and wine
The Battle of Kadesh ended with Egypt and the Hittites signing the earliest known peace treaty.
Circle one: True False
Which goods travelled FROM Egypt to its trading partners, rather than the other way round?
- Grain and linen cloth
- Gold and ebony
- Incense and myrrh
Punt supplied Egypt mainly with...
- Horses and chariots
- Papyrus and linen
- Incense and myrrh
Egypt kept the chariot after driving the Hyksos out. What does that show about how Egypt treated ideas from its neighbours?
- It refused to use anything that came from foreigners
- It adopted a useful invention from others and turned it to its own advantage
- It had invented the chariot itself all along
Why do historians call the Egypt-Hittite peace treaty a landmark in diplomatic history, not just an ordinary peace deal?
- It's the earliest known written peace treaty between two nations
- It was the first trade agreement ever written
- It ended all wars everywhere in the ancient world
A classmate says the peace treaty proves Egypt won the Battle of Kadesh outright. What is wrong with that claim?
- Egypt actually lost the battle completely
- There was no treaty, only a battle
- Neither side won outright, so they agreed to peace instead

Answer key

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The horse-drawn chariot · The Hyksos rode into Egypt in horse-drawn chariots, a machine of war Egyptians had never used before.
Gold and ivory · Nubia, south of Egypt, was rich in gold and ivory that flowed north along the Nile.
True · Neither side won outright, so Ramesses II and the Hittite king made a written peace deal instead.
Grain and linen cloth · Egypt sent grain, linen, and finished tools south in exchange for raw materials like gold and incense.
Incense and myrrh · Punt, likely along the Red Sea coast, was known for incense and myrrh used in Egyptian temples.
It adopted a useful invention from others and turned it to its own advantage · The chariot arrived with the Hyksos, and Egypt kept it and built an empire with it. That is borrowing a good idea and putting it to work, not rejecting foreign things.
It's the earliest known written peace treaty between two nations · No older written peace agreement between two states has been found, so historians treat it as the start of written diplomacy.
Neither side won outright, so they agreed to peace instead · The battle ended in a standoff. Both sides claimed victory, but the real result came years later: a peace treaty.