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Ancient Egypt Its Rise And Fall

1. The rise of the Egyptian empire

During 12,000 B.C. early hunter-gatherers had appeared to have moved into the Nile River Valley. Through time, these groups turned to farming and formed settlements along the river. This was the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian empire. Throughout this empire many scientific advancements were made in mathematics and science alike. Many monuments were built in Giza and Luxor that still stand as monuments in the eternal desert sands today. In this period of history the idea of mummification came about which was to dehydrate a body and prepare them for there eternal sleep in the afterlife which took about 105 day. This was usually done to a pharaohs who had the wealth to build a pyramid. This was a very important part in history which was why it was one of the most known civilizations to man.


A. The dynasties of the pharaohs

Over many centuries there were strong leaders that helped to unite early Egyptian settlements. Through these rulers two kingdoms were born-Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. The form of government in these kingdoms was a monarchy where the king or queen rules the kingdom. Throughout this time period many kings and Queens led Egypt like Ramses II and Hatshepsut. many wars broke out and many conflicts were solved due to the power of the current king or Queen. This is one way that each kingdom was diverse in many ways.Upper Egypt laid South from the Mediterranean Sea which was along the upper Nile River. Lower Egypt was north of that at the Nile River Delta. Sometime around 3200 B.C. a ruler from Upper Egypt named Menes united all Egypt into one Kingdom. This increased Egypt's power and prosperity. Later on Egyptian rulers took the title of pharaoh which meant “great house” after the luxurious houses they dwelled in. Menes also founded a dynasty which was a family of rulers in which the right to rule passes on within the family usually from father to son or father to daughter.


1. Old Kingdom

The old kingdom lasted from about 2650 to 2180 B.C. This is the period when many important developments in science and the arts took place. One example of their great accomplishments are the mighty pyramids that still stand in the Egyptian sands today. Around this time is when the upper class of Egypt consisted of the pharaoh, the royal...

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