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Egypt 3 - Dynasties 7-12

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Egypt 3 Dynasties 712 game quiz
"A quiz on the fairly early kings from dynasty seven to dynasty twelve. There is a question on each king that Peter Clayton's 'Chronicle of the Pharaohs' gives enough information for me to do a question on. Quiz 3 in the series."

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1. According to Manetho, how many kings were in Dynasty Seven and how long did they reign between them?
    70 kings in 70 seasons (the Egyptian year had three seasons)
    70 kings in 70 years
    70 kings in 70 days.
    17 kings in seven years


2. How many pyramids are generally believed to date from the first intermediate period?
    One
    None
    Three
    Five


3. The first intermediate period ended in the middle of the eleventh dynasty. All the intermediate period kings had the same name (the other kings of the dynasty also used the same name as each other). What was it?
    Mentuhotep
    Intef
    Nebkaure
    Akhtoy


4. In front of the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep I is a deep tunnel called the Bab el-Hosan - Gate of the Horseman - Why is it so called?
    There is a horseman carved on the entrance (the Egyptians did ride horses despite what some people believe)
    It was found when Howard Carter's horse stumbled in it
    It is large enough for a man to ride a horse down
    There is a legend that a man pursued by bandits hid in it and sent his horse galloping off to draw the bandits away


5. Mentuhotep II sent an expedition to the Wadi Hammamet to cut stone for statues. What is recorded as accompanying the expedition?
    Asses loaded with sandals
    Soldiers with whips to drive on stragglers
    A statue of the god Seth (god of the desert wastes)
    Two jars of wine per day for every five men


6. What relationship was Amenemhet I to his predecessor Mentuhotep III?
    Son in law and cousin
    No relation (he was a usurper)
    Great grandson
    Uncle


7. What is said about the state of the arts in Egypt in the reign of Senusret I?
    It was the nadir (bottom)
    It was the zenith (peak)
    It mostly imitated Old Kingdom styles
    It was the period of Egyptian history when foreign influence was most visible


8. In about the time of Amenemhet II there was an increase in the Egyptian exploitation of which area?
    Palestine
    The delta
    The Fayum
    Nubia


9. What does Manetho say about the physique of Senusret III?
    He looked like a woman (or the later pharaoh Akhenaten)
    He was nearly a dwarf
    He was very tall
    He was obese


10. Who seems to have been the last ruler of dynasty twelve?
    Senusret IV
    Khnumet
    Sobeknefru
    Amenemhet IV


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Compiled May 19 13