Ancient Egyptian Civilization Overview

During the Old Kingdom, rulers built many ______

Cheops built the Great Pyramid of Giza as his ______

Chephren built the statue of the Great Sphinx, an imaginary creature with the head of a human and the body of a ______

The Middle Kingdom is remembered as a time of ______, particularly jewelry making

During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt became rich and powerful from ______ with its neighbors

The New Kingdom marked the end of rule by ______ in Egypt

Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted nearly 3,000 years. This mysterious and artistic civilization started around 3,000 B.C. It ended around 30 B.C, when Egypt was conquered by the ______ Empire.

A dynasty is a powerful group or family that holds onto power for many years. In ancient Egypt, dynasties did impressive things, like build ______.

The Old Kingdom lasted from 2,700 to 2,200 B.C. The Middle Kingdom lasted from 2,050 to 1,800 B.C. The final period was the New Kingdom. It lasted from about 1,550 to 1,100 B.C. During these three periods, power passed from one dynasty to ______.

Beginning in about 4,000 B.C., there were two kingdoms in Egypt: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Around 3,100 B.C., Menes, the king of Upper Egypt, conquered Lower Egypt. He joined the two kingdoms together and built his capital city at Memphis, near the ______.

Pharaohs were more than just rulers. They were considered gods and were believed to possess the secrets of heaven and earth. Pharaohs led the ______ and the army.

The Egyptian word 'pharaoh' means 'great house.' Not much is known about the pharaohs of the early dynasties. Pharaohs had total ______.