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 …showed first 75 words of 2281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2281 total…Christianity. Ancient Egypt's glorious reign lasted two and a half millennia, and that fact alone makes Egypt a remarkable and notable society, for we are all sobbing babes compared to the longevity and stability of ancient Egypt. =========================================================================================== Bibliography Breasted, James Henry, History of Egypt. New York: Charles Scribner's Son's, 1905. David, A. Rosalie, The Egyptian Kingdoms. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1975. Wilson, John A., The Burden of Egypt. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago         Press, 1951.