The Egyptian Empire II
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The Egyptian Empire
Our Group:Milagros
RussoAgostina
Silvano Martina
LópezJustine
Demoor
The Nile Valley consisted of only two large kingdoms:
The Upper and Lower Egypt
The Egyptian EmpireThe first serttlements in the Nile Valey
began around 7,000 years agoThis land was called KEMET “Black
Lands”
King Menes unified Egypt by building a
capital called Memphis
The Egyptian Empire
Ancient Egyptian History was divided into three periods:
Time lineOld Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom
2.700 BC 2.200 BC 1.500 BC 1.075 BC AD 1
Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom
2.700 BC 2.200 BC 1.500 BC 1.075 BC AD 1
Old Kingdo
mThe Upper and Lower Kingdoms maintained their
separated identities but ruled by the same leader
Theocracy: a goverment where
the political and religious power lie
in the same person
Egyptian rules were considered not just kings but also gods
The Egyptian society grew and the king needed
help so he decided to enlist subordinate
leaders
Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom
2.700 BC 2.200 BC 1.500 BC 1.075 BC AD 1
Middle Kingdo
m
King Mentuhotep united Egypt once again
and moved the capital from Memphis to
Thebes
Local leaders were in rebellion against the King and crumbled the empire and for the next 150 years
Egypt would be ruled by their local leaders
King Mentuhotep
Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom
2.700 BC 2.200 BC 1.500 BC 1.075 BC AD 1
New Kingdo
mEgypt was invaded by the Hyksos, they used superior weapons and technology
and had horses and chariots A century after Egyptians overthrew the Hyksos using the same military
skills and the New Kingdom period startedNow the Kings would be
called Pharaohs and once again united
Egypt and expanded their landsThebes reflected a wealth of ART, GOLD, TREASURES, FINE CLOTHES etc…
The PharaohsKing CrownsWere the supreme
leaders of the land (Political and Religious power) they ruled both
Upper and Lower EgyptThe word Pharaoh means “great house” describing a palace or kingdom
Sometimes women becamerulers and were called Pharaoh but in general they were men
The Pharaoh’s wife or Queen of Egypt was also a powerful ruler
Dynasty XVIII timeline
The PharaohsAncient Egyptian History is divided by the Dynasties of the Pharaohs
A Dynasty was when a family
maintained power by
handing down the throneto an heir
Egypt had 31 dynasties over the 3,000 years of its history
Some famous Pharaohs
Akhenaten NefertitiTutankhamun
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep III
Ramses II
CleopatraVII
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