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Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
Old Kingdom
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Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
Old Kingdom
Pharaohs were gods the Egyptians believed. First Pharaoh was Menes. -
2600 BCE
Old Kingdom
Nobles are below the Pharaohs in society. Nobles are rich powerful families. Farmers, Peasants, and Slaves made up 80% of the population. -
2500 BCE
Old Kingdom
Egyptians believed that the afterlife was a happy place. Ka left the body of the after the death and is the life force. -
2400 BCE
Old Kingdom
Method also called embalming to preserve bodies and to keep them from decaying. Mummies are specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth. Elite are people of wealth and power which is also the people that got mummy find. -
2350 BCE
Old Kingdom
Pyramids are huge, stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that met in a point on top. Engineering is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. Ex: Used mud to make the pyramids stay connected so they don't fall apart. The slaves were pay with grain. -
2300 BCE
Old Kingdom
The Egyptians would want the Pharaoh to stay safe so they were gave good things. The Egyptians would use spells to keep the Pharaoh safe. -
Period: 2250 BCE to 1750 BCE
Middle Kingdom
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2050 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Middle Kingdom began after a period of no Pharaoh. -
2000 BCE
Middle Kingdom
For 160 years local nobles ruled much of Egypt. Had no central ruler -
1900 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Around 2050 BC, a powerful Pharaoh defeated his rivals. All of Egypt was united again. Middle Kingdom is a period of order and stability that lasted to about 1750 BC. -
1850 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Asians called Hyksos invaded Lower Egypt with horses, chariots, and advanced weapons. Hyksos ruled the region as Pharaohs for 200 years. -
1750 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Egyptians fought back. Ahmose of Thebes declared himself King and drove the Hyksos out of Egypt. Ahmose then ruled all of Egypt. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE
New Kingdom
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1500 BCE
New Kingdom
The New Kingdom is a period of power and glory. -
1400 BCE
New Kingdom
Empire took over Hyksos, Syria, and Kush (South of Egypt). From Euphrates River to Kush. -
1300 BCE
New Kingdom
Sinai Peninsula had turquoise and copper. -
1200 BCE
New Kingdom
1200 BC Ramses fougers Hittites and Nile River. Egyptians foug and thittitest sea people and survived. -
1000 BCE
New Kingdom
1000 BC Egypt fell into period of violence where it would never return.