Egypt

ancient civilizations. It’s lifeline was the Nile river in the Nile valley. Here, Egyptian

dynasties ruled from the first cataract of the Nile to the Mediterranean Sea. At the it’s

height it ruled an empire that reached from Syria in the east to Nubia in the south.

In this report I will be covering the Archaic Period, the Old Kingdom, the Middle

Kingdom the New Kingdom and The Late Period or 3100-332 B.C.

Archaic Period: 3100 B.C to 2750 B.C

There long history began with there first King who began the first Egyptian dynasty. In

3100 B.C Pharaoh Menes united upper and lower Egypt. Making Egypt’s first empire. In

doing so, he made the Egyptian double crown. It was made by putting the red crown of

Lower Egypt on top of the white crown of upper Egypt.

Menes ruled from the ancient city of Thinis near Abydos. Under his reign the first

hieroglyphic writing was made. He is also credited with making his empire

Old Kingdom: 2750 B.C to 2181 B.C / First Intermediate Period: 2182-2260

Little is known about Menes successors until the reign of Zoser at the end of the 3rd

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reign of Amenophis II Egypt expanded it’s empire beyond the Fourth Cataract. C Egypt fell into another period of

decline known as the second intermediate period.

Mentuhotep II reigned for 50 years and was buried at Deir el-Bahri. C the Nubians came to power, but it was shortlived fore the Assyrians

overran the Nubians in 667 B. This undermined the stability of Egypt

and provoked rebellion.

Egypt’s power and prosperity were largely the result of the exploits of a few kings.

At such times of powerful rulers, Egypt was governed by an efficient administration. The reasons leading up to this dark time, was a series of low floods

and the result was famine during the Sixth dynasty. In fact the result was

indecisive, and both armies suffered heavy losses. His reign of 2 years

was succeeded by his son, Seti I who did much to restore Egypt’s prestige.

The New Kingdom 1570-1045

After a decade of fighting Egypt was restored and Ahmosis formed the most illustrious

18th dynasty of The New Kingdom or The Empire. Under Tuthmosis IV, a peace treaty was concluded

between these powers and sealed by dynastic marriage. C, there was a period of crisis and social upheaval known as the First

Intermediate Period. C The Babylonians conquered

Egypt, then in 539 B. To make the situation worse

was a penetration of nomadic foreigners into the delta region of the Nile Valley.

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