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Ancient Egypt Early Egypt 5000 B.C.- Neolithic people in Egypt living on the Nile These people cultivated wheat and barley, made clay pottery, and wove linen into light clothing Many villages sprang up while these early Egyptians began moving south along the Nile Prior to 3100 B.C., Upper and Lower Egypt were divided into separate kingdoms which split into 20 smaller provinces called nomes. Early Dynastic Period By 3100 B.C., Upper and Lower Egypt were united by Menes(Narmer) and located his capital in Memphis. His rule created the first dynasty, or rule by the same family line in Egypt. The history of ancient Egypt recognizes 31 royal dynasties, covering nearly 3000 years beginning ______ B.C. and ending by the absorption of the Roman Empire in 30 B.C. Pharaohs It was during the Old Kingdom that Egyptian rulers came to be considered more than just human-they were also considered gods Pharaohs controlled the gov’t of Egypt They owned all the land People believed the Pharaoh knew all and saw all, therefore he controlled all The people worshipped him, giving him constant praise and honor ….Pharaoh’s Cont. The pharaoh was the source of all law; therefore, there was no legal code The Pharaoh governed by appointing royal officials who served him Most people in Egypt were peasants who worked the land, herded cattle, fished the Nile, or helped build for the gov’t(including pyramids) The people were often heavily taxed, sometimes paying as much as 1/5 of what they produced each year to help support their godlike ruler. List of royal dynasty periods The Early Dynastic Period (dynasties 1-2) c. 3100-2700 B.C. Old Kingdom(dynasties 3-6) c. 2700-2200 B.C. First Intermediate Period (dynasties 7-10) c.2200- 2050 B.C. Middle Kingdom (dynasties 11-12) c. 2050-1786 B.C. Second Intermediate Period (dynasties 13-17) c. 1786-1560 B.C. New Kingdom (dynasties 18-20) c. 1560-1087 B.C. Post- Empire(dynasties 21-31) c. 1087-332 B.C.