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Egypt
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Mind Map on Egypt, created by skyclan9 on 13/10/2014.
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Egypt
Early Dynastic Period (Dynasties 1-2)
3100-2686 BCE
Menes unites Upper and Lower Egypt (From Upper Egypt)
Upper Crown- bowling pin, white
Lower Crown- chair, red
Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6)
2686-2180 BCE
Capital- Memphis
Great Pyramid and Sphinx (Khufu)
Saqqara- First pyramids, step pyramids (stacked mastabas). Djoser (Pharaoh). Imhotep (designer).
Khafre- Khufu's son also made pyramid at Giza
Menkaure- also build pyramid, 3rd
Sneferu- Khufu's dad
First Intermediate Period (Dynasties 7-10)
2180-2055 BCE
Middle Kingdom (Dynasties 11-12)
2055-1650 BCE
More democratic. Pharaohs less of gods.
Osiris gets a boost because more of the common people could go to the afterlife and be mummified.
Amenhotep gives boost to Amun who becomes Amun-Ra/Re
Mentuhotep- first Pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom
Amenhotep- Fayum and capital moved to Lower Egypt
Thebes capital before
Second Intermediate Period (Dynasties 13-17)
1650-1550 BCE
Hyksos took over Egypt because they had chariots.
New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20)
1550-1070 BCE
Amos and Kamos start New Kingdom defeat Hyksos with chariots.
Ramses II- prolithic
Thebes Capital during New Kingdom
Amenhotep/Akhenaten- changes religion and style of art, Aten monotheism, Amarna period
King Tutankhamen (Tut) stuff
Nefertiti (wife of...)- Akhenaten (father in law of Tut)
Tut changes religion back to normal
Family
Thutmose II
Thutmose III= Mistress+ThutmoseII
becomes ruler and erases Hatshepsut's name from everything
Hatshepsut
co-ruler
gets rid of Thutmose III because she wants power
later dies then....
Mistress
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