Old Kingdom
This famous title is commonly given to the Old Kingdom.
Pyramid Age / Age of Pyramid
This pharaoh from Thebes reunified Upper and Lower Egypt, beginning the Middle Kingdom.
Mentuhotep II
This family—Seqenenre Tao, Kamose, and Ahmose—was responsible for expelling the Hyksos and beginning the New Kingdom.
Ahmose / Family of Ahmose
Provincial rulers, who the pharaoh tried to control, were known by this title.
Nomarchs
This king, who ordered the building of the Step Pyramid, marks the beginning of the Old Kingdom.
King Djoser
This year, 2040, marks the beginning of the Middle Kingdom, when reunification was complete.
2040 BCE
This female pharaoh focused heavily on trade and famously sponsored expeditions to the land of Punt.
Hatshepsut
The cultural rebirth of the Middle Kingdom popularized this type of statue, where a figure sits with arms resting on its knees.
Block statue reliefs
This architect was credited with designing the Step Pyramid and was later deified.
Imhotep
This period, spanning from roughly 1991 to 1803 BCE, is often called the "Golden Age" of the Middle Kingdom.
12th Dynasty
Sometimes called the "Napoleon of Egypt," this pharaoh expanded the Egyptian Empire to its greatest size.
Thutmose III
This is the name of the sun disk god that Pharaoh Akhenaten attempted to establish as the sole, monotheistic deity.
Aten
This is the specific location of the Great Pyramid, built by King Khufu.
Giza
This king, who succeeded Mentuhotep IV, moved the capital from Thebes to Itj Tawy.
Amenemhet 1
This king, whose tomb was discovered virtually undisturbed in the Valley of the Kings, restored the old religion.
Tutankhamun / King Tut
The New Kingdom pharaohs were typically buried in this specific location, rather than in pyramids.
Valley of the Kings
The final outer layer of the perfected pyramids was covered with this finely worked material, giving it a smooth appearance.
limestone
The reign of this first known female ruler of Egypt ended the 12th Dynasty.
Sobekneferu
This pharaoh, known as "The Great," fought the Hittites to a stalemate at the Battle of Kadesh.
Ramses the Great / Ramses II
This king reigned for over 90 years at the end of the Sixth Dynasty, contributing to the Old Kingdom's collapse due to succession problems.
Pepi II