Ancient Egypt: The Old Kingdom

Ancient Egypt - The Middle Kingdom

The Middle Kindgom

• A period of Expansion

• Pharaohs Provided help to projects

• The building of pyramids began

• Hathepsut was a female ruler, but she was ruling for her son who was only 3 years old.

Fill in the Blank

A regent is an ______ who rules in place of a child that inherited a kingdom, a ruler who is absent, or a ruler who is disabled.

Multiple Select

Which of these was NOT an accomplishment of the Old or Middle Kingdom?

• The Great Pyramids of Giza

• Digging Canals

• Were defeated by Alexander the Great

From Pharaoh to Mummy

• Hatshepsut was a peaceful leader who encouraged trade.

• King Tutankamen (King Tut) was crowned ruler at 9 Years Old.

• Pharaoh's were mummified after their death, this taught Egyptians a lot about human anatomy and surgery.

Multiple Choice

At what age did King Tut die?

• 19

• 9

• 29

• 90

Enter the New Kingdom

• Alexander the Great, of Macedonia, conquered Egypt.

• Alexander was the single person to come closest to ruling the entire world.

• Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Ramses were some of the most famous pharaoh's during the New Kingdom.

Multiple Select

Akhenaten, the pharaoh before King Tut, tried to replace the Egyptian gods with monotheism. What does monotheism mean?

• To believe in multiple gods.

• To believe in one singular god.

• To not believe in any gods.

Art

• Artist and Sculptors were expected to follow a formula.

• They were not suppose to come up with with their own ideas.

• Artist sometimes drew fun sketches but did not change their style for thousands of years.

Open Ended

Summarize the impact that pharaohs had in Ancient Egypt. Explain why this impact was important.