A Manual of Ancient HistoryThalheimer, M. E. (Mary Elsie)
History
A Manual of Ancient History
Thalheimer, M. E. (Mary Elsie)
History, Ancient
1. What is remarkable in the early history of Egypt? §§ 126-128.
2. Describe the first monarch of the united empire. 129.
3. His successors in the same dynasty. 130.
4. How many dynasties before the Persian Conquest? 163.
5. Describe the kings of the Third Dynasty. 131, 132.
6. The Pyramid-builders. 133-135.
7. What dynasties were subject to the fourth? 136.
8. Describe the divisions of Egypt and their consequences. 138, 139.
9. The monuments of the Twelfth Dynasty. 140.
10. The dominion and character of the Hyksos. 141, 142.
11. The rise of the New Empire. 143.
12. The family of Thothmes I. 146, 147.
13. Name the remaining kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty. 148, 149.
14. Who founded the Nineteenth Dynasty? 150.
15. Describe its second and third kings. 150-152.
16. The Exodus of the Hebrews. 154.
17. Egypt under the Twentieth Dynasty. 155, 156.
18. What connections of Egyptian and Hebrew history under the
Twenty-first and Twenty-second Dynasties? 157, 158.
19. Who constituted the Twenty-fourth Dynasty? 160.
20. Tell the history of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. 161.
21. What was the condition of Egypt after the fall of Tirhakeh? 162.
22. What led to the rise of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty? 163.
23. What was the foreign policy of Psammetichus? 164.
24. What naval enterprise in the reign of Necho? 166.
25. Describe the reigns of Apries and Amasis. 167.
26. The theory and practice of Egyptian religion. 169, 170.
27. What were the objects of worship? 171, 172, 175.
28. Describe the twofold judgment of the dead. 177, 178.
29. Into what ranks were Egyptians divided? 180.
30. Who owned the land? 181.
31. Describe the dignities and duties of the king. 182, 183.
32. The life and power of the priests. 184.
33. Their medical practice. 185.
34. The tombs, and honors paid to the dead. 187.
35. Give the traditional account of the founding of Carthage 188, 189.
36. Describe the causes of its prosperity. 191.
37. The extent of its dominion. 192, 193.
38. Its army and navy. 194, 195.
39. What war and what alliance in the sixth century? 196.
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