EGYPT EGYPT

OLD,MIDDLE, AND NEW OLD,MIDDLE, AND NEW KINGDOMS, SOCIETY, KINGDOMS, SOCIETY, WARFARE, KING TUTWARFARE, KING TUT

THE OLD KINGDOMTHE OLD KINGDOM

2650-2134 B.C.E.2650-2134 B.C.E.THE PYRAMID AGETHE PYRAMID AGE

GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETYSOCIETY

SIMPLIFIED EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENTSIMPLIFIED EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT

PHAROAHPHAROAHPRIESTS------------MILITARYPRIESTS------------MILITARY

VIZIER-------------------------------VICEROYVIZIER-------------------------------VICEROY JUDGESJUDGES

SCRIBES------------------GOVERNORSSCRIBES------------------GOVERNORS

(NOMEARCHYS)(NOMEARCHYS)SOLDIERSSOLDIERS

ARTISANSARTISANS

FREE FARMERS AND LABORERSFREE FARMERS AND LABORERS

SLAVESSLAVES

SOCIETYSOCIETY• PHAROAH AND HIS FAMILYPHAROAH AND HIS FAMILY• NOBLESNOBLES• FREE PEOPLEFREE PEOPLE 1. SOLDIERS1. SOLDIERS 2. MERCHANTS 2. MERCHANTS 3. ARTISANS3. ARTISANS 4. FARMERS4. FARMERS• SLAVESSLAVES

1ST INTERMEDIATE 1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIODPERIOD

MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM

2040-1640 B.C.E.2040-1640 B.C.E.

2ND INTERMEDIATE 2ND INTERMEDIATE KINGDOMKINGDOM

NEW KINGDOMNEW KINGDOMTHE EMPIRE AGETHE EMPIRE AGE

1550-1070 B.C.E.1550-1070 B.C.E.

EGYPTAIN MILITARYEGYPTAIN MILITARY

• ARMY=“BRAVES OF THE KING”ARMY=“BRAVES OF THE KING”• CAVALRY= “ROYAL HORSE” CAVALRY= “ROYAL HORSE”

WHICH WAS THE CHARIOT CORPSWHICH WAS THE CHARIOT CORPS• 15,000 WITH 200 CHARIOTS15,000 WITH 200 CHARIOTS• GOLD OF VALOR=HIGHEST GOLD OF VALOR=HIGHEST

BRAVERY AWARD BRAVERY AWARD

GREATEST VICTORIESGREATEST VICTORIES

• MEGGIDDOMEGGIDDO• KADESHKADESH

THE AMARNA PERIODTHE AMARNA PERIOD

AMENHOTEP IVAMENHOTEP IVWORSHIP OF ATEN OR ATONWORSHIP OF ATEN OR ATONMOST GLORIOUS PERIOD OF MOST GLORIOUS PERIOD OF

EGYPTIAN ARTEGYPTIAN ART

KING TUTKING TUT

VALLEY OF THE KINGSVALLEY OF THE KINGS

THE TOMB OF KING TUTTHE TOMB OF KING TUT