Standard II: Analyze characteristics of early civilizations in respect to technology, division of labor, government, calendar, and writings.
• Comparing significant features of civilizations that developed in the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He River Valleys.
• Identifying on a map locations of cultural hearths of early civilizations.
Match each characteristic with the correct Egyptian Kingdom.
circa 1000 B.C.
circa 2500 B.C.
Built hidden tombs all over Egypt.
Time of expansion.
The pharaohs were buried in the pyramids.
circa 2000 B.C.
Built pyramids at a great cost to the state.
The afterlife expanded to include more Egyptians.
The pharaohs were buried in many different places.
Created a powerful army for defense.
Conquered other areas.
"Pyramid Age"
Pharaohs were god-like and had absolute authority.
Ramses the Great ruled.
The tombs built were easy to rob.
The world's first peace treaty was signed.
"Golden Age"
The pharaohs were buried in the Valley of Kings.
The pharaohs were to be wise and good rulers.
The Great Sphinx was built.
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom