1. Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

2. OLD KINGDOM 2700 b.c – 2200 b.c. ► GOVERNMENT  Pharaoh – ruler  Vizier – chief minister who supervised kingdom, also preserved justice and order of the dynasty

3. OLD KINGDOM ► ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Built majestic pyramids and tombs ► REASON FOR DECLINE  Farmers and other workers stopped farming to build pyramids  Trouble of building pyramids – time, danger, overall cost

4. MIDDLE KINGDOM 2050 b.c. – 1800 b.c. ► GOVERNMENT  Pharaohs ► ACCOMPLISHMENTS  New military technology  Created new drainage systems creating more farmable lands

5. NEW KINGDOM 1500 b.c. – 1100 b.c. ► GOVERNMENT  Reign of Ramses II – Pharaoh ► ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Ramses won battles  Major win over the Hittites  Developed what was thought to be first peace treaty  1 st women Pharaoh (Queen Hatshepsut) ► REASON FOR DECLINE  Invaders conquered the Nile region  Greeks and Romans marched into Nile River Valley