New
New
Year 3

The three kingdoms of Egypt

I can describe how the kingdoms of Egypt changed over time.

New
New
Year 3

The three kingdoms of Egypt

I can describe how the kingdoms of Egypt changed over time.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The ruler of Ancient Egypt was called the pharaoh; they owned all the land, made all the laws and taxed their subjects.
  2. The pharaohs, whose subjects believed to be both gods and humans, ruled in the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms.
  3. During the Old Kingdom the Ancient Egyptians built pyramids to bury their pharaohs in, the most famous at Giza.
  4. In the Middle Kingdom Egypt grew rich and strong, stopped using pyramids and buried pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings.
  5. In the New Kingdom Egypt grew stronger, using their chariots and strong bronze weapons to take over more land.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that the kingdoms are places in Egypt.

Kingdoms are are periods of time in Egyptian history; the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom.

Keywords

  • Laws - laws are a set of rules that people must follow

  • Taxes - taxes are amounts of money that people must pay to their rulers

  • Subjects - subjects are the people controlled by a ruler

  • Pyramid - the pyramids were large stone buildings that the Ancient Egyptians buried their pharaohs in during the Old Kingdom

  • Chariot - a chariot is a wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, often used in war

Combine History with Mathematics by looking at the pyramid as a 3D shape; count the edges, faces and vertices or construct and decorate a pyramid from a net made of card.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
What happened along the River Nile in Ancient Egypt?
fighting
Correct answer: farming
Correct answer: flooding
feasting
Q2.
What were the two kingdoms called that were united in around 3000 BCE?
Correct answer: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Old Egypt and New Egypt
North Egypt and South Egypt
East Egypt and West Egypt
Q3.
True or false? The River Nile ends in Egypt.
Correct answer: True
False
Q4.
The Ancient Egyptian civilisation began in around 3000 BCE. What does BCE mean?
Before Christ Era
Correct answer: Before the Common Era
Before the Common Empire
Before Christ Existed
Q5.
Match the words to the definitions.
Correct Answer:pharaoh,a ruler in Ancient Egypt

a ruler in Ancient Egypt

Correct Answer:Sahara Desert,a large area of dry land in north Africa

a large area of dry land in north Africa

Correct Answer:flood,when river water washes over land

when river water washes over land

Correct Answer:farming,growing crops or keeping animals

growing crops or keeping animals

Q6.
Which continent is Egypt in?
Correct Answer: Africa, africa

6 Questions

Q1.
Put the three kingdoms of Ancient Egypt in order from first to last.
1 - Old Kingdom
2 - Middle Kingdom
3 - New Kingdom
Q2.
Where were pharaohs buried in the Old Kingdom?
Correct answer: pyramids
Valley of the Kings
graves
Q3.
These people lived in Ancient Egypt. Who was whom?
Correct Answer:farmer,subject

subject

Correct Answer:pharoah,ruler

ruler

Q4.
What type of vehicle did Egyptians use for battle in the New Kingdom?
cars
carriages
Correct answer: chariots
Q5.
What were Egyptian weapons made from in the New Kingdom?
Correct answer: bronze
wood
metal
Q6.
Complete the sentence. The Great Pyramid at Giza was built in the Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Correct Answer: Old, old