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Menes (Greek name) ~3150 BC-3050 BC Narmer (Egyptian name)

Menes (Greek name) ~3150 BC-3050 BC Narmer (Egyptian name) . Menes was the very first Egyptian pharaoh; 1 st Dynasty He was responsible for uniting upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom. The Lower Crown The Upper Crown

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Menes (Greek name) ~3150 BC-3050 BC Narmer (Egyptian name)

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  1. Menes(Greek name) ~3150 BC-3050 BCNarmer (Egyptian name) • Menes was the very first Egyptian pharaoh; 1st Dynasty • He was responsible for uniting upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom • The Lower Crown • The Upper Crown • The famous Narmer plate; this is the oldest Egyptian artifact on record Old Kingdom

  2. Djoser 2668 BC- 2649 BC • 3rd Dynasty • His great engineer, Imhotep, designed the great mastaba (tomb) for his burial • His mastaba became the great Step Pyramid, which is the world’s oldest and 1st pyramid Old Kingdom

  3. Sneferu 2613-2589 BC • 4th Dynasty • Built the 3 pyramids: Meidum, Bent and Red • Pushed pyramid construction to its modern form Old Kingdom

  4. Khufu 2589 -2566 BC • His tomb was the Great Pyramid of Giza • World’s largest building until the Eiffel Tower in 1889 • Remains of Khufu were never found Old Kingdom

  5. Mentuhotep I 2060-2010 BC • 11th Dynasty • A military king • Re-united Egypt to create the Middle Kingdom • Buried at Deir al-Bahari • Responsible for the success of the Middle Kingdom Middle Kingdom

  6. The Hyksos1782-1574 BC • The Hyksos invaded Egypt and ended the Middle Kingdom • The were a group of people from Asia that destroyed the Egyptian Empire, which started the 2nd Intermediate Period Middle Kingdom

  7. Hatshepsut 1479 -1458 BC • 18th Dynasty • First female pharaoh • Very strong military force • Built Deir al-Bahari, her own temple • Murdered by her step son Thutmose III? New Kingdom

  8. Thutmose III 1504-1450 BCE • 18th Dynasty • Politically and militarily strong • May have killed his step mother Hatshepsut • Expanded the empire • Helped build up Karnak • Invaded Nubia and Africa for gold and slaves New Kingdom

  9. Akhenaten 1350-1334 BC • 18th Dynasty • Changes religion of Egypt from multiple gods (polytheism) to only having one god (monotheism) • Worshipped Aten, the sun god • Married to Nefertiti New Kingdom

  10. Tutankhamen 1333-1324 BC • 18th Dynasty • Changed religion back to polytheism in Egypt • Died at 19 • Only pharaoh who’s tomb was discovered fully intact (not robbed!) New Kingdom

  11. Ramses II 1279-1212 BC • 19th Dynasty • Greatest Pharaoh • Great warrior; Battle of Kadesh • Great builder • Abu Simbel • Karnak • Luxor • Lived for 92 years! New Kingdom

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