1. Egypt’s Three Kingdoms

2. Old Kingdom Time: 2600 B.C. -2300 B.C. Capital: Memphis
Nickname: Pyramid Age
Pharaoh's tombs were pyramids
Great Pyramid at Giza built
Famous Pharaohs: Narmer, Khufu
Other info: Great Pyramid built by Khufu (size of 9 football fields, tall as a 48 story building)
Decline: Pharaoh’s lost control and there were battles for 200 years

4. Middle Kingdom Time: 2050 B.C. – 1670 B.C. Capital: Thebes
Nickname: Golden Age
Trade, art, and literature grew.
Buried: hidden tombs known as the Valley of the Kings.
Other info: Took control of more lands and had people send tributes or payments to them.
Decline: people known as Hyksos took over and ruled for 150 years.

7. New Kingdom Time 1550 B.C. – 1080 B.C. Capital: Thebes
Nickname: Expansion Age
Expanded to get more land, stronger military, world power
Buried in: Valley of the Kings
Famous Pharaohs: Hatshepsut, Thutmose, and King Tutankhamen
Other info: During this time Egypt was the best.
Decline: taken over by the people of Kush