Fact 1:Upper and Lower Egypt became united 

Fact 2: images of the king were showing smiting scenes or the slaughter of prisoners of war.

Fact 1: ancient Egyptians made a board game called Senet  

Fact 2: ancient Egyptians made a tablet listing the names of the stars and planet

Fact 1: Pyramids were smaller and their rulers had less wealth 

Fact 2: the Middle Kingdom had great literature.

Fact 1: Egypt guarded itself by using foreign allies as “buffer states” to guard against invasion.

Fact 2:the New Kingdom began with the Eighteenth Dynasty, famous for such fascinating rulers as Hatshepsut and Amenhotep III

Fact 1:the Persians 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.

Fact 2: the Saite kings emulated the traditions, art, and large private tombs of earlier times.