The Ancient Egyptians

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This collection examines the economic, social, political, and cultural organization of ancient Egypt from the Predynastic Period to the Third Intermediate Period. It provides supplementary materials to students who want to enhance their history studies and to teachers who want a more concise coverage of each lesson that they deliver. The variety of articles, definitions, images, videos, and maps will cover the students' needs.

The irrigation of an enormous land area by a river, the Nile, was a key component in the development of civilization and the organization of daily life in Egypt. Economic factors aided the establishment of a hierarchical society, with the pharaoh at the apex. The afterlife is a prevalent concept in the Egyptian religion, which had a significant impact on the development of Egyptian art and science.

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Predynastic Period in Egypt
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Predynastic Period in Egypt - The Time Before History Began

The Predynastic Period in ancient Egypt is the time before recorded history, from the Paleolithic...
Early Dynastic Period In Egypt
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Early Dynastic Period In Egypt - Unification and the Rise of the First Egyptian Kings

The Early Dynastic Period in Egypt (circa 3150 to circa 2613 BCE) is the...
Old Kingdom of Egypt
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Old Kingdom of Egypt - The Age of the Pyramids

The Old Kingdom of Egypt (circa 2613-2181 BCE) is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or "Age of the...
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
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First Intermediate Period of Egypt - Era of Transformation

The First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) is the era that followed the Old Kingdom...
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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Middle Kingdom of Egypt - Ancient Egypt's Classical Age

The Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) is considered ancient Egypt's Classical Age, during which it...
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
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Second Intermediate Period of Egypt - The Era of the Hyksos

The Second Intermediate Period (circa 1782 to circa 1570 BCE) is the era following the Middle...
New Kingdom of Egypt
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New Kingdom of Egypt - The Age of Empire

The New Kingdom (circa 1570 to circa 1069 BCE) is the era in Egyptian history following the disunity of the...
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
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Third Intermediate Period of Egypt - Era of Foreign Invasion

The Third Intermediate Period (circa 1069-525 BCE) is the era following the New Kingdom (circa...
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

The popular view of life in ancient Egypt is often that it was a death-obsessed culture in which powerful pharaohs forced...
Thebes (Egypt)
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Thebes (Egypt)

Thebes was the capital of Egypt during the period of the New Kingdom (c.1570-c.1069 BCE) and became an important center of worship...
Memphis (Ancient Egypt)
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Memphis (Ancient Egypt)

Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley...
Ancient Egyptian Government
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Ancient Egyptian Government

The government of ancient Egypt was a theocratic monarchy as the king ruled by a mandate from the gods, initially was...
Ancient Egyptian Culture
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Ancient Egyptian Culture

Ancient Egyptian culture flourished between c. 6000 BCE with the rise of technology (as evidenced in the glasswork of faience...
Ancient Egyptian Religion
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Ancient Egyptian Religion

Egyptian religion was a combination of beliefs and practices which, in the modern day, would include Egyptian mythology...
Ancient Egyptian Mythology
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Ancient Egyptian Mythology

Egyptian mythology was the belief structure and underlying form of ancient Egyptian culture from at least c. 4000 BCE...
Egyptian Gods - The Complete List
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Egyptian Gods - The Complete List

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years...
Ten Ancient Egypt Facts You Need to Know
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Ten Ancient Egypt Facts You Need to Know - Fun Trivia About Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt is defined as the civilization that flourished in North Africa between...

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