The Nile Valley Chapter 2:ib The Old Kingdom 2700

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The Nile Valley Chapter 2ibThe Old
Kingdom2700 2200 B.C

• The Land of the Pharaohs.
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Historians have organized ancient Egyptian
dynasties into three great periods

• Old Kingdom (2700 to 2200 B.C.)
• Middle Kingdom (2050 to 1800 B.C.)
• New Kingdom (1600 to 300 B.C.)

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A strong, centralized national government
developed under the Egyptian pharaohs.

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The title pharaoh means great house.

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  gesp/pagemg3.htm

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Egyptian society revolved around providing for
the great house.

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Egypt was a theocracy, where the pharaoh was both
the religious and political leader of Egypt.

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The pharaoh was aided in governing his realm by a
bureaucracy, or group of government officials.

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The highest ranking official - second only to
pharaoh in power - was the vizier, or prime
minister.

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To honour their god-kings, Egyptians built
houses of eternity, or pyramids, to entomb
their remains.

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The first pyramid constructed was the
stepped-pyramid of Saqqara built for King Djoser.

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Egyptians preserved the bodies of theirkings
fromdecay throughembalming.

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  bel/ramses.html

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Ones entry into the afterlife was determined by
the weighing of the heart.

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Around 2200 B.C. the kings in Memphis began to
lose control and powerful nobles fought each
other for control of Egypt.
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The kings of Thebes brought unruly local
governments under control and restored order.
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The Nile Valley Chapter 2icThe Middle
Kingdom2200- 1800 B.C.

• The Land of the Pharaohs.

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The Theban kings established a new dynasty that
ushered-in the period known as the Middle Kingdom.

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  t_Ramesses/wast_plaque.htm

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The Theban kings conquered the kingdom of Nubia
on the upper Nile River south of the first
cataract.

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  istory/B94/nubgeog.html

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Nubian warriors ultimately played an important
role as mercenaries in the Egyptian army.
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Theban kings also promoted trade by constructing
a canal that connected the Nile River to the Red
Sea.
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The Hyksos conquered Lower Egypt using bronze
weapons and horse-drawnchariots.
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The Hyksos ruled Lower Egypt for about 110 years.

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  istory/B94/delta185.gif

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About 1600 B.C. Prince Ahmose raised an army and,
using Hyksos tactics and technology, drove them
from Egypt.
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The Nile Valley Chapter 2icThe Middle
Kingdom2200- 1800 B.C.

• The Land of the Pharaohs.

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Around 2200 B.C. the kings in Memphis began to
lose control and powerful nobles fought each
other for control of Egypt.
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The kings of Thebes brought unruly local
governments under control and restored order.
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The Theban kings established a new dynasty that
ushered-in the period known as the Middle Kingdom.

• Image source http//pages.ancientsites.com/Dua
  t_Ramesses/wast_plaque.htm

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The Theban kings conquered the kingdom of Nubia
on the upper Nile River south of the first
cataract.

• Image source http//www.library.nwu.edu/class/h
  istory/B94/nubgeog.html

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Nubian warriors ultimately played an important
role as mercenaries in the Egyptian army.
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Theban kings also promoted trade by constructing
a canal that connected the Nile River to the Red
Sea.
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The Hyksos conquered Lower Egypt using bronze
weapons and horse-drawnchariots.
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The Hyksos ruled Lower Egypt for about 110 years.

• Image source http//www.library.nwu.edu/class/h
  istory/B94/delta185.gif

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About 1600 B.C. Prince Ahmose raised an army and,
using Hyksos tactics and technology, drove them
from Egypt.