Aim: Which Egyptian Kingdom was the Best?

3 Main Periods Power passed from each Dynasty Ancient Egypt divides into 3 periods: 1) Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE) 2) Middle Kingdom (2050 BCE -1800 BCE) 3) New Kingdom (1500 BCE - 1100 BCE) Power passed from each Dynasty Dynasty: Ruling family 2

Pyramids Pyramids were tombs for Pharaohs when they died Old Kingdom called Pyramid Age Egyptians built pyramids by Giza Pyramids were tombs for Pharaohs when they died Egyptians believed in afterlife Preserved bodies of dead rulers Put everything they would need in tombs 3

Old Kingdom Collapse New pharaohs emerged to reunite the land. What led to O.K. Collapsing? 1) Power Struggles 2) Crop Failures 3) Cost of building pyramids New pharaohs emerged to reunite the land. Beginnings of Middle Kingdom 4

Middle Kingdom M.K. difficult period (why?) Nile didn’t rise regularly Corruption and rebellion happened Strong rulers organize drainage project. creates new farmland Egyptians armies occupied parts of Nubia Nubia-land to south that had gold Traders had contact with people of Middle East and Mediterranean 5

New Kingdom Powerful pharaohs created large empire Empire reached to Euphrates River Egypt brought into contact with Middle East and Africa 6