1. Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

3. 1st Dynasty -Menes Founding King of the 1st Dynasty
Ruled between B.C.E
First Pharaoh to unify upper and lower Egypt into one Kingdom
During his reign he expanded his kingdom and developed commercial trade links

4. Old Kingdom -Khufu Khufu lived from 2589-2566 B.C.E
Most Famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom
He reigned for around 24 years.
Khufu is most remembered for building Great Pyramid of Giza.
Khufu had many sons but the one chosen to be his successor was Djedefre.

5. Middle Kingdom
Mentuhotep II defeated uprisings to reunite Egypt around 2050 B.C. beginning the Middle Kingdom rule
Toward the end of the Middle Kingdom foreign attacks by the Hyksos from Southwest Asia brought Egypt under foreign rule for 200 years
Mid – 1500s B.C. Ahmose of Thebes drove the Hyksos out of Egypt
Ahmose declared himself pharaoh and ushered in a new rule of Egypt

6. New Kingdom
Ahmose’s rule started the New Kingdom period in ancient Egypt
Lasted from B.C.
Past invasions caused Egypt to increase there land possession to keep invaders out by seizing trade routes and Egypt became an empire

7. Queen Hatshepsut The wife of Tuthmose II
Tuthmose II died young and left his throne to his young son Tutmose III
Hatshepsut ruled as her step-son’s co-regent
She called herself the king of Egypt

8. Ramses the Great Came to power in the 1200s B.C.
His reign over Egypt was one of the longest in Egyptian history
Fought against the Hittites from Asia Minor
Built a series of forts along the western Nile to protect from invasion
The New Kingdom came to an end about 50 years after Ramses the Great’s death

9. Tutankhamen Most well known or popular pharaoh
One of the first tombs that was discovered undisturbed
Taught us the most about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs
His tomb was filled with treasure