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2700 BCE
Old Kingdom
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Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
Old Kingdom
Pharaoh's were Gods the Egyptians believed -
2600 BCE
Old Kingdom
Nobles are below Pharaoh's in society. Nobles are rich powerful families. Farmers, peasants, and slaves made up of 80% of the population -
2500 BCE
Old Kingdom
Much of Egyptian religion focused on the afterlife, or life after death. The Egyptian belief in the afterlife stemmed from their idea of ka (KAH), or a persons life force. Ka also leaves the body after death and becomes the spirit. -
2400 BCE
Old Kingdom
To help ka Egyptians developed a (method) called embalming to preserve bodies and to keep them from decaying Egyptians preserved bodies as (Mummies) or specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth. Only royalty and other members of Egypt's (elite), or people of wealth and power. -
2200 BCE
Old Kingdom
The Egyptians believed that burial sites, especially royal tombs, were very important. For this reason, they built spectacular monuments in which to bury their rulers. The most spectacular were the pyramids, or huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that met in a point on top. Engineering The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. Both shape and size of the Pyramid were symbolic. Pointing to the sky above, the Pyramid symbolized The Pharaoh's journey to afterlife. -
2200 BCE
Old Kingdom
The government would pay the slaves with grain for making the Pyramids -
2050 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Middle Kingdom began after a period of no Pharaoh -
2050 BCE
Middle Kingdom
At the end of the Old Kingdom, the wealth and power of the Pharaoh's declined. -
2050 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Finally, around 2050 BC, a powerful pharaoh defeated his rivals. Once again all of Egypt was united. his rule began the Middle Kingdom, a period of order and stability that lasted to about 1750 BC. -
Period: 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE
Middle Kingdom
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2040 BCE
Middle Kingdom
In time, nobles gained enough power to challenge Egypt's pharaohs. By about 2200 BC the Old Kingdom Had fallen. For the next 160 years, local Nobles ruled much of Egypt. -
1750 BCE
Middle Kingdom
Around 1750 BC, a group from the South-west Asia called the Hyksos invaded.The Hyksos used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons to conquer Lower Egypt. -
1750 BCE
Middle Kingdom
The Hyksos then ruled the region as pharaohs for 200 years. -
Period: 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE
New Kingdom
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1500 BCE
New Kingdom
Ahmos of Thebes Drove out the Hyksos -
1500 BCE
New Kingdom
Empire took over Hyksos, syria + Kush -
1450 BCE
New Kingdom
Empire from Euphrates river To Kush -
1400 BCE
New Kingdom
Trade routes developed and they made a impressive monument -
1000 BCE
New Kingdom
Egypt fell into a period of violence and never returned