Leader: narmer

Fact 1:the nations of Upper and Lower Egypt became united under a king, later called a “pharaoh.” Fact 2: The capital of Egypt was Memphis and the Royal Tombs are at Abydos and Saqqara.

Leader:Djoser

Fact 1 During the Old Kingdom the power of the Egyptian monarchy reached its zenith. 

Fact 2 Following the might of the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians were one people, united and proud. 

Leader:mentuhotep

Fact 1:The Middle Kingdom was a time of great literature. Scribes would copy the stories and instructional writings of this time for thousands of years 

Fact 2:Middle Kingdom pharaohs strengthened their borders by building fortresses in the western and eastern delta to keep out invading Libyans and peoples of the Levant, respectively. 

Leader:Thutmose

Fact 1:The New Kingdom, often called the “Empire Age,” began with the Eighteenth Dynasty, famous for such fascinating rulers as Hatshepsut and Amenhotep III. Another famous pharaoh, Akhnaton, set up a short-lived new religion worshiping a singled god called the Aten

Fact 2:Amenhotep III ruled Egypt for nearly four decades, until his death around 1352 BCE at the age of 48. When he became pharaoh, he inherited a wealthy, powerful state, in part due to the military success of his grandfather, Tuthmoses III.

Leader r Psamtik I

Fact 1:The Assyrians (in the northeastern part of modern Iraq) invaded Egypt in 663 BCE. They drove out the Nubians and then, distracted by troubles at home, they left Egypt to its own devices. Psamtik, an Egyptian king of Libyan descent, set up the Twenty-sixth Dynasty

Fact 2:This revival did not last long. The Persians (from modern-day Iran) occupied Egypt (twice) until Alexander the Great arrived in 332 BCE. Egypt would be ruled by foreign powers from the time of the Persian invasions until 1952 CE, when she gained her independence from the British