Pharaohs

Narmar

First king/founder of the old kingdom, unified upper and lower Egypt

Zoser

Old kingdom, Asks his chief architect, Imhotep, to create what is known as the “step-pyramid”

Snofu

Old kingdom, Wanted a cooler pyramid than the step-pyramid, leading to the Red-pyramid

Khufu

Old kingdom, Built the great pyramid

Khafre

Old Kingdom, Built the second biggest pyramid and created the sphynx

Pepi II

Old kingdom, Lived for a long time, which caused a lot of problems. Following his death comes the 1st Intermediate period

Mentuhotep II

First king of the Middle Kingdom. Tried hard to bring back culture from the old kingdom,

Amenemhat I

Middle kingdom, Calls a conference with the generals of different Egyptian regions to establish his authority over them, and they kill him.

Sesostriss III

Middle kingdom, Warrior pharaoh who humbles the regional generals, successfully expands Egypt, and causes more foreigners to enter Egypt

Neferhotep

During his rein, things go downhill nearing the end of the Middle kingdom and the pharaoh gradually loses power

Mereneferre

The last pharaoh in the Middle kingdom with sustainable documentation

Amose I

First king of the new kingdom, warrior king

Hatshepsut

Step-Mother of Thutmose III, and ruled Egypt effectively until he was of age

Thutmose III

Warrior pharaoh in the New Kingdom, expands Egypt as an empire into Palestine

Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten

Pharaoh in the New Kingdom who makes Egypt the first nation in the world to embrace a single deity, Aten

Tutankhamen

Warrior prince in the New kingdom with genetic deformities

Ramsses II

Pharaoh in the New Kingdom that was all about BIG, repurposed things from the Amarna period for himself

Ramesses III

Pharaoh in the New Kingdom who was assassinated by his wife