acient egypt lucero alvarado

ANCIENT EGYPTBy :Lucero

GEOGRAPHY

•Egypt is located in north Africa•The Nile river-400 miles long-flooded annually•Largest river in earth•Climate is a dry and hot•Deserts protect Egypt•The Nile river runs in lower Egypt and upper Egypt•Delta-rich soil•Deserts-Western and Eastern•Cataracts-rapids that isolated Egypt from south

TIMELINE

Old kingdom

3000BC 60BC

Middle kingdom

New kingdom

2700BC-2200BC 2050BC-1750BC 1550BC-1050BC

Khufu Queen Hatshepsut

1503-1482BC2500sBC

Ramses the great1300s-1200sBC

OLD KINGDOM

•Old kingdom was a period of time•Lasted for about 500yrs 2700-2200BC•The 2 dynasties ruled Egypt for about 4 centuries•Third dynasties ruled by old kingdom

MIDDLE KINGDOM

•A period of orders stability lasted 1750BC•11th to 12th dynasties•Nobles started taking more control•In the next 160yrs nobles ruled much of Egypt

NEW KINGDOM

•17t dynasties•Period when Egypt reached height an power and glory•Ahmose ruled all Egypt•Ahmose started the new kingdom•New kingdom lasted 1550-1050BC•Trade brought wealth to pharaohs

PHARAOH

AKENATEN• Tried to convince

everyone to one god• 18th dynasties• Built the temple”

rud-menu”• 5th yr he made a

new capital city

PHARAOH

KHUFU

• Khufu was known for monuments that were built to him

• Khufu ruled in 2500s BC

• Egypt said that he was cruel

• People who worked for Khufu were well fed