Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
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Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
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Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
The Tutankhamun London exhibition
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including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun. Comprehensive facts and information on Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun can be
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Tutankhamun London Exhibition including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun.
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Fact 1 |
The Golden Age of Ancient Egypt
stretches over 3000 years and encompasses hundreds of
Pharaohs |
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Fact 2 |
Ancient Egyptian History details
the different eras into Ancient Egyptian Dynasties, Periods
and Kingdoms |
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Fact 3 |
The time period in Ancient Egyptian
History known as Predynastic Egypt is 5550 BC - 3050 BC when small
settlements flourished along the Nile and King
Scorpion was believed to have ruled Upper Egypt |
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The time period in Ancient Egyptian
History known as Early Dynastic Egypt is 3050 BC - 2686 BC. King Menes
is considered to be the founder of the first Dynasty.
Memphis, in Lower Egypt, was established as the
capital of Egypt |
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The Old Kingdom is dated
2686 BC - 2181 BC and is often referred to as "the
Age of the Pyramids." The greatest pyramids were
built by Djoser, Sneferu and Khufu aka Cheops |
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The First Intermediate
Period is dated 2181 BC - 2040 BC
and during this time Egypt saw a breakdown of central
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The Middle Kingdom is dated
2040 BC - 1782 BC.
The Pharaohs of these dynasties were based at Thebes. |
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The Second Intermediate era is 1782
BC - 1570 BC and during this era Egypt was ruled by foreign
kings for almost a hundred years. During this time Hyksos
raiders from Asia gained power and moved into the Delta and
introduced the Egyptians to the chariot |
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Fact 9 |
The New Kingdom is dated 1570 BC -
1070 BC and is the era in Ancient Egypt with which most of
us are most familiar because of the famous Pharaohs who
reigned during this era including King Tut. |
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Fact 10 |
The Heretic
King Akhenaten, the father of
Tutankhamun, established
a new religious order worshipping the sun god
Aten |
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Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun |
Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
The Tutankhamun London exhibition
includes information, housed in galleries, based on various themes
including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun. Comprehensive facts and information on Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun can be
accessed by our sitemap. But this page details fast facts and info that
we hope will 'wet your appetite' for Ancient Egyptian History and the
Tutankhamun London Exhibition including Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun.
Ancient Egypt before Tutankhamun
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