"The 3 Kingdoms..." of Ancient Egypt

c. 1500- 1000 BCE / BC.

New Kingdom

c. 2200 - 1800 BC / BCE.

Middle Kingdom

c. 2700 - 2200 BCE./ BC

Old Kingdom

Pharaohs buried in pyramids.

Old Kingdom

"The Pyramid Age"

Old Kingdom

Spent LOTS of money on pyramids.

Old Kingdom

"The Golden Age."

Middle Kingdom

Pharaohs buried in many different, hidden places.

Middle Kingdom

Pharaohs buried in the Valley of Kings.

New Kingdom

Expansion Age

New Kingdom

Ramses the Great, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamen, Akenhaten all ruled during the...

New Kingdom

Tombs were easier to rob.

Old Kingdom

Great Sphinx was built.

Old Kingdom

Pharaohs were considered god-like.

Old Kingdom

Built hidden tombs.

Middle Kingdom

Pharaohs were wise and good rulers.

Middle Kingdom

Had a powerful defensive army / protection from others.

Middle Kingdom

Had large, powerful army to conquer others.

New Kingdom

Built the Pyramids.

Old Kingdom

Two groups at the bottom tier of the social pyramid?

Farmers and Slaves.

The person / group just below the Pharaoh in power on the social class pyramid?

Vizier

What two groups are just below the Nobles/ Nomes and the Priests on the social class pyramid?

Scribes and Merchants

Pharaohs had absolute power.

Old Kingdom

Prosperity, stability, art, and building projects.

Middle Kingdom

Became an Ancient World Power until being invaded by the Hittites, Hyksos, and the Sea Peoples.

New Kingdom