Kingdoms of Egypt

  • 2700 BCE

    Old Kingdom

  • Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    Pharaohs were gods, the Egyptians believed
  • Period: 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE

    Old Kingdom

  • 2600 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    Nobles are below the P in society. farmers and slaves made up 80 percent of Egypt population
  • 2600 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    pyramid text were magic spells
  • 2500 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    most of Egyptian religion focused on the after life. after death something called the ka leaves the body and becomes their spirit
  • 2500 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    in the old kingdom they used a method called mummification. only people known as elites, people of wealth and power, and pharaohs got mummified.
  • 2300 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    the government paid slaves with grain
  • 2200 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

    the middle kingdom began after a period of no pharaoh
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

  • 2000 BCE

    Middle Kingdom

    Asians known as the Hyksos invaded middle earth with weapons and technology that the Egyptians didn't have
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE

    New Kingdom

    period of power and glory
    empire from Euphrates river
  • 1500 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Ahmose of Thebes drove out Hyksos then ruled over Egypt
  • 1350 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Queen Hatsheput sent traders North and South
  • 1200 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Ramses fought Hitites