Facts about ancient egypt 10

Ancient Egypt

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  • King Menes
    2920 BCE

    King Menes

    Pharaoh,
    Possibly know as Narmer,
    Egypt's first pharaoh,
    United Lower and Upper Egypt
  • Old Kingdom
    2649 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    1st Kingdom
  • King Zoser or Djoser
    2630 BCE

    King Zoser or Djoser

    Pharaoh,
    Famous for building the step pyramid,
    Step pyramid led to the buildings of huge pyramids
  • King Khuf
    2551 BCE

    King Khuf

    Pharaoh,
    Also known as Cheops,
    Old Kingdom pharaoh who made the great pyramid of Giza
  • Middle kingdom
    2040 BCE

    Middle kingdom

    2nd Kingdom
  • New Kingdom
    1552 BCE

    New Kingdom

    3rd Kingdom
  • Queen Hatshepsut
    1489 BCE

    Queen Hatshepsut

    Daughter of Thutmose 1,
    Wife and half sister to Thutmose 2,
    Had girls, no boys,
    Thutmose 3 was not her son, but from another Wife from Thutmose 2, Coregent of Thutmose 3, Increased trade to erect monuments to gods, Proclaimed Amen Re as her father,
    Her mummy was never found,
    Her images were chiped of walls,
    Thutmose may have been responsible
  • King Akhenaten
    1364 BCE

    King Akhenaten

    Pharaoh, Changed the Egyptian religion to the belief in certain gods, Aten, Changed the capital to Akhenaten (Amarna), Influenced a new style of Egyptian art in which humans resembling Akhenaten are shown as normal, Because of his changes, he was unpopular and most of his monuments were destroyed, Peculiar appearance: elongated face and neck, sunken chest, narrow waist, broad hips, long feeble legs
  • King Tutankhamum
    1347 BCE

    King Tutankhamum

    Son of Akhenaten, Came to throne at age of 9, Married half-sister Ankhesenamun, Military generals Ay and Horemheb became
    regents for Tut, Restored old gods, Restored capitals of Memphis and Thebes