ANCIENT EGYPT: OLD, MIDDLE, AND NEW KINGDOM
Outline
I. Thesis: Ancient Egyptians were the basis for many western traditions. Their
influences are noticable in art, architecture, and religion.
II. The Old Kingdom
A. Zoser, the first pharaoh.
1. built the famed Step Pyramid
2. brought unity to Egypt
B. Religion
1. creation
2. gods
C. Art
D. Downfall of the Old Kingdom
III. The Middle Kingdom
A. Pyramids
B. Middle Kingdom religion
1. Myth of Osiris
2. Similarties between the myth of Osiris and Christian beliefs
C. Middle Kingdom art
D. Downfall of the Middle Kingdo…
