Professional Documents
Culture Documents
$
$ Time Periods
of Ancient
Egypt
$
New Kingdom
(1500 B.C.E. – 1100 B.C.E.)
Old Kingdom
(2686 B.C.E. – 2181 B.C.E.)
Middle Kingdom
(2100 B.C.E. – 1700 B.C.E.
project I learned several things that I did not anticipate. First, because I could not use clipart or photos, I
was forced to think about what was most important. I had to think about my objective. Next, I quickly
learned that I needed to be as consistent as possible with my art. Drawing in Word makes everything
rudimentary, so if “green” means civilization, the same green needs to be used throughout to avoid
confusion. Additionally, I immediately realized that I needed to group my shapes. I learned to select
objects, right click, and “group.” Otherwise my project would have become chaotic and unmanageable.
The PDE SAS standard that I used as the starting point for my assignment was the following:
“Standard - 8.1.6.A - Explain continuity and change over time using sequential order and context of
events.” This graphic hopefully illustrates for students in time order how Ancient Egypt changed over
time. My hope is that it clearly communicates to my students what happened when; I have found in the
past that students mix up events and time periods, so hopefully this graphic helps to solve that problem
(for example, they often think that the pyramids were a part of the New Kingdom when they were not).
The graphic and text were meant to complement each other. The text describes Pre-Dynastic
Egyptian farmers who lived in separate villages. It describes a unified, farm-focused Old Kingdom ruled
by powerful pharaohs. It explains how Lower Egypt was conquered by the Hyksos in the Middle
Kingdom because the outsiders had access to bronze weaponry and horses. Lastly, the text portrays a
united New Kingdom, ruled by great pharaohs with an economy centered around trade.
In terms of design basic strategies, I tried to keep it as simple, clean, and organized as possible. I
tried to create a circular path for the eye. My goal was to make sure the graphic didn’t end up looking
Lastly, this graphic was definitely intended to be used as an instructional resource. Its purpose
is to help students remember which key elements coincide with each time period in Ancient Egypt.