Learning Targets Homework Identify the three main kingdoms of Ancient Egypt. Describe the major events that occurred in each kingdom. Define pharaoh and intermediate period. Wordy Wed. Quiz Fri. Egyptian webquest due Fri.

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The Egyptian Empire The Three Kingdoms

Egyptian Dynasties A dynasty is a series of rulers (pharaohs) from the same family or ethnic group The Ancient Egyptian empire had 31 dynasties between 3100BC until 332BC The dynasties were grouped into three major time periods: The Old Kingdom The Middle Kingdom The New Kingdom

Egypt’s First Dynasty Menes or Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt

King Narmer

The Early Dynastic Period ( 2925 – 2575 BC) 1st , 2nd, and 3rd dynasties First dynasty Menes united Egypt Others believe it was Narmer Still others believe Narmer and Menes were the same person Memphis chosen as first capital by King Narmer King Narmer first king to unite Lower and Upper Egypt Memphis disappeared; Heliopolis replaced it(close to Cairo)

The Old Kingdom: 2686-2125 BC The 3rd to the 8th Dynasties Governmental capital located at Memphis Advancements in technology, art, farming and architecture “The Age of the Pyramid” During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians built the Great Pyramids, 20 major pyramids, and the Sphinx The only era where Pharaohs were buried in pyramids.

The First Intermediate Period 2055-1650 BC 9th – 11th Dynasties End of the Old Kingdom, pharaohs challenged by local governors called nomarchs Egypt had 42 nomoi (nome =district or province) Result: civil wars throughout the empire and the kingdom split into two dynastic kingdoms: Herakleopolian and Theban dynasties Drought causes the Nile to stop flooding, which results in famine

Nomoi of Upper Egypt

Nomoi of Lower Egypt

The Middle Kingdom 2055 – 1650 BC 11th – 13th Dynasties One of the feuding dynasties from Thebes in the south was able to unify Egypt again into one kingdom: Mentuhotep II, marked the beginning of a new era of unity and prosperity

Mentuhotep II

Mentuhotep II’s Burial Complex

Mentuhotep II’s Burial Complex

Mentuhotep II’s Burial Complex

The Middle Kingdom 2055 – 1650 BC Trade flourished, arts and literature flourished. Egypt built strong armies to defend herself against her neighbors. Religion- afterlife for common people too

The Middle Kingdom 2055-1650 BC Theban nobles reunited Egypt Developed a new system of government Less power given to king During the middle kingdom, pharaohs were expected to be good kings and wise rulers.  Instead of building huge expensive pyramids, when pharaohs died, they were buried in hidden tombs

The Second Intermediate Period 1630 – 1520BC 14th – 17th Dynasties Hyksos, nomads from Asia, invaded disunited Egypt, set fire to the cities, razed the temples, squandered the accumulated wealth, destroyed much of the accumulated art. Rule over the north for 160 years. Rule of the “Shepherd Kings” Thebans rule the south.

Hyksos Entering Egypt

Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period

Bronze weapons

New Kingdom 1540-1097 BC 18th – 20th Dynasties Ahmose united and restored Egypt under one central government Ramses II (“the Great”) Ruled 67 years and expanded empire into Middle East Brief reign of Tutankhamun Ramses III lost several wars in Syria against the “Sea People”, which started demise of empire Increasingly beset by droughts, below-normal flooding of the Nile, famine, civil unrest and official corruption

Ramses II

King Tut http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ljambridge/video_links

Ramses III

New Kingdom 1540-1097 BC The new kingdom was Egypt's expansion period. Egypt expanded her borders through military conquest and became a world power.  During the time period of the new kingdom, pharaohs were all powerful (gods of earth) Pharaohs were all buried in the same geographic area called the Valley of the Kings.

The Valley of the Kings Contains 63 known tombs Some simple pits Others with up to 120 chambers King Tut’s Tomb

Third Intermediate Period 1075-715 BC 21st -25th dynasties Disunity and civil war occurs Egypt loses control of Israel and Syria Libyans invade and control northern Egypt Nubians completely separate from Egypt

The Late Period 715-332 BC 26th – 31st Dynasties Egypt conquered briefly by Assyrians Cultural revival under kings from Sais Persian conquest of Egypt (525 BC) Egypt independent again (404-343 BC) Sais

The Greco- Roman Period 332BC-392AD Macedonia, under Alexander the Great, occupies Egypt Alexander's general, Ptolemy, becomes king and founds a dynasty Cleopatra VII reigns as the last pharaoh (51-30 BC) Egypt becomes a province of the Roman Empire (30 BC)

Ptolemaic Egypt