A ncient Egypt’s Pharaohs

A ncient Egypt enjoyed 3 very long periods of stability and unity under the rule of pharaohs.

They also made great pyramids as burial chambers for themselves.

Pharaoh K hufu the pyramid builder The pharaoh K hufu ruled from about 2551 to 2528 B .C.E during the

Old K ingdom period.

K hufu began construction on the pyramid as soon as he became a pharaoh

The pyramid took more than 20 years to complete

Pharaoh Senusret 1: patron of the arts

The ankh was the Egyption symbol of immortality,or eternal life.

Senusret’s greatest accomplishments were in religious architecture.

Some of the greatest workers in Egyption literature were written during senusret’s reign

Pharaoh Senusret 1:H is accomplishments were in religious,architecture. H e built and improved many temple shrines, and

religious monuments. A chapel is a small temple.

H atshepsut

H e actively encouraged trade helped spread eguption influence along the nile and nearby lands in the

middle east.

Scribes

The R osetta stone was the Greek language and now thousand of words could be translated.