The government of ancient Egypt was a theocratic monarchy as the king ruled by a mandate from the gods, initially was seen as an intermediary between human beings and the divine, and was supposed to represent the gods' will through the laws passed and policies approved.
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3150 BCE - 2613 BCEEarly Dynastic Period in Egypt. First Kings.
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c. 2613 BCE - c. 2181 BCEThe Period of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
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c. 2613 BCE - c. 2181 BCEMemphis is capital of Old Kingdom in Egypt.
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c. 2181 BCE - c. 2040 BCEFirst Intermediate Period in Egypt.
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c. 2181 BCE - c. 2040 BCECapital of Egypt moves from Memphis to Herakleopolis during the First Intermediate Period.
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2040 BCE - 1782 BCEThe Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
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c. 1782 BCE - c. 1570 BCESecond Intermediate Period in Egypt.
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c. 1570 BCEAhmose I of Thebes drives the Hyksos from Egypt and unifies the nation under Theban rule, ushering in the New Kingdom of Egypt and attributing his victory to Amun.
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c. 1570 BCE - c. 1069 BCEThe New Kingdom of Egypt.
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c. 1069 BCE - 525 BCEThird Intermediate Period in Egypt.
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525 BCE - 331 BCEThe Late Period of Egyptian history.
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305 BCE - 30 BCEThe Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.
