The document provides information about several important pharaohs from ancient Egypt's three kingdoms. It includes details about Narmer, the first pharaoh who united upper and lower Egypt; Hatshepsut, one of the few female pharaohs who increased trade; Amenhotep IV, who changed Egypt's religion to focus on the sun god Aton; Tutankhamen, who became pharaoh at a young age and restored the old gods; and Ramses II, known as Ramses the Great, who faced many invaders and expanded Egypt's territory. The document also summarizes the three major periods of Egyptian history - the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms - including their time spans

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3. Pg. 33: Egypt’s Pharaohs
• Label page 33, cut out and glue
down foldable
• Gather information with your
group about the pharaohs of
Egypt, you should have at least
three pieces of information in
every box.
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• Table 1: Narmer, Pharaohs
• Table 2: Hatshepsut, Pharaohs
• Table 3: Amenhotep IV, Pharaohs
• Table 4: Tutankhamen, Pharaohs
• Table 5: Ramses II, Pharaohs
• Table 6: The 3 Kingdoms,
Pharaohs
• Narmer, Pg. 107
• Hatshepsut, Pg. 122-124
• Tutankhamen, Pg. 126-
126
• Amenhotep IV, Pg. 125
• Ramses II, pg. 126-127
• The Old Kingdom, Pg.
108
• The Middle Kingdom,
Pg. 120
• The New Kingdom, Pg.
122
• Pharaoh, pg. 108-109

4. Menes (Narmer): The Old Kingdom
Cartouche with his name

5. Menes (Narmer) Old Kingdom
• United upper and lower Egypt into
one large empire
• Conquered lower Egypt and
married a princess from there.
• Became the first pharaoh of Egypt

6. Double crown of Egypt
White crown Upper Egypt
Red crown Lower Egypt

7. Hatshepsut: The New Kingdom

8. Hatshepsut New Kingdom
• Female pharaoh
• She pretended to be a man to rule her
country
• Increased trade
• She was killed and later her rule was
attempted to have been wiped from
history

10. Amenhotep IV: The New Kingdom

11. Amenhotep IV: The New Kingdom
• Changed Egypt from polytheistic to
monotheistic
• Worshipped the sun god Aton
• Weak pharaoh and Egypt lost many
lands
• The people did not like him

12. Tutankhamen

13. Tutankhamen New Kingdom
• Became pharaoh at the age of 9
• Died around 19
• Had no surviving heirs to take over
• Restored Egypt’s old gods
• Only pharaoh’s tomb to have been
found intact

15. Ramses II (Ramses the Great)

16. Ramses II (Ramses the Great) New
Kingdom
• He faced many invaders
• Considered to have been the
pharaoh during the time of the
Exodus in the Bible
• Built many military out posts
• Increased size of the kingdom
• Made many temples and
monuments

17. The Old
Kingdom
2600 BC-2200
BC
• Formed a
unified
government
• Built the
sphinx and
the
pyramids
The New
Kingdom
1550 BC-
1070 BC
• Increased
trade
• Reached
the height
of its
power
The Middle
Kingdom
2055 BC-1650
BC
• Increased
territory
• Improved
farming and
irrigation

18. The Pharaoh
• Seen as a god
• Negotiate trade
• Prevent diseases
• Prevent/go to war
• Had power over all people and cities
• Advantages:
• Lots of respect and power
• Lots of money
• Disadvantages:
• Lots of stress and responsibility
• Assassinated if something goes wrong