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Egyptian Kingdoms
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, or New Kingdom?
Question | Answer |
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United under King Mentuhotep | Middle Kingdom |
United by Pharaoh Ahmose | New Kingdom |
Began during the third dynasty | Old Kingdom |
2700 BC to 2220 BC | Old Kingdom |
1550 BC to 1050 BC | New Kingdom |
2050 BC to 1750 BC | Middle Kingdom |
Period of order and stability | Middle Kingdom |
Period when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory | New Kingdom |
The most famous pharaoh was Khufu | Old Kingdom |
Military power and trade grew | New Kingdom |
Pyramids were built during this time | Old Kingdom |
Political system was the belief that the pharaoh was both king and god | Old Kingdom |
Ended when the Hyksos invaded using chariots, horses, and advanced weapons | Middle Kingdom |
Hatshepsut, the first woman pharaoh, increased trade expeditions | New Kingdom |
Started when Ahmose of Thebes drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and declared himself king | New Kingdom |
Ended when the nobles gained power and challenged the pharaoh because the pharaoh could not collect enough taxes to keep up with expenses | Old Kingdom |
Ramses the Great came to power in 1200s BC when he fought the Hitites | New Kingdom |
Pharaohs were buried in pyramids | Old Kingdom |
Pharaohs were buried in the Valley of the Kings | New Kingdom |
Hyksos ruled for 200 years until the mid 1500s BC when the Egyptians fought back | Middle Kingdom |
Egypt's social structure began during this period | Old Kingdom |
Ended when the Tehenu & Sea People invaded Egypt and weakened the Empire | New Kingdom |