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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. – If you finish your section start
another• 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
Menes (Narmer): The Old Kingdom
Cartouche with his name
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
Double crown of Egypt
White crown Upper Egypt
Red crown Lower Egypt
Hatshepsut: The New Kingdom
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
Amenhotep IV: The New Kingdom
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
Tutankhamen
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
Ramses II (Ramses the Great)
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
The Old Kingdom2600 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 Kingdom2055 BC-1650 BC• Increased
territory• Improved
farming and irrigation
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