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• Middle Kingdom: • YearsPeriods / DynastiesMain events and important information 3100-2950 BCLate Predynastic PeriodEarliest known hieroglyphic writing utilizedFoundation of the Egyptian state xxxx 2950-2575 BCEarly Dynastic Period (1st-3rd Dynasties)Memphis, a capital city, is created.Egypt gets intensive contact with Palestine xxxx 2575-2150 BCOld Kingdom (4th-8th Dynasties) • elite tombs include the first extensive inscriptions xxxx Old Kingdom fell because the Nile didn’t flood for approximently three decades. After Peppy II’s long rule, bad kings followed and eventually, many weak kings were made. Then, the Nile failed to flood for three decades and so they fel l. The Egyptians originally chose their initial kings for each dynasty and if the king became a monarch he /she would be overthrown. Apparently, Peppy II’s son and the last rulers of the Old Kingdom didn’t follow that rule.xx Egypt used their surplus of food to make great pieces of arts and sculptures.xxWhen the common Egyptian died, he/she would be buried in a simple grave in a desert. They used their great art in things concerning death, also in deserts. Space was valuable, therefore, no house was left to rot. Their pyramids were made of stone and domesticated houses were made of sun-dried brick. Ancient Egypt did record their history though much of it is too old to allow us to be certain about the information. They recorded things like the amount of sheep transported, etc. Luckily, Egyptians recorded special events in a great way so it is available to us now and won’t seem so old. We discovered mainly everything we learned about Egyptian Kings from their monuments (how surprising!). 2125-1975 BC1st Intermediate Period (9th-11th Dynasties)Egypt splits into two smaller states, ruled from Memphis in the north and Thebes in the south xxxx The north crown was represented by white and the south represented by red. X 1975-1640 BCMiddle Kingdom (11th-14th Dynasties) • © Mentuhotep successfully reunites Egypt xxxxby defeating Herakleopolis xxAmenemhat I founds a new royal residence near Memphis Egypt conquers Lower Nubia under Senwosret I and III Classical period of art and literature xxxx 1630- 1520 BC2nd Intermediate Period (15th-17th Dynasties)Hyksos kings gets the white crownTheban 17th dynasty starts in the south xxxx 1539-1075 BCNew Kingdom (18th-20th Dynasties) © King Thutmoses III: This King led Egypt to it’s height of power. He conquered many rival kingdoms in ancient Syria and Palestine. He won warfares mainly because of his secret tactics. He would hide his best fighter inside variouis objects (like a sack) and have them get through city gates. He did almost everything to avoid battle. He would sometimes order his soldiers to go on the hard path to a place if there were many paths and so they wouldn’t have to fight to get to their destination.xRamesses III wards off many invasions xxxx Egyptian empire in the Near East and Nubia Elaborate tombs of the Valley of Kings xxxxRule of woman pharaoh Hatshepsut xxxx King Akhenaten successfully introduces a monotheistic religion to EgyptBrief reign of Tutankhamun (approx 13 years) xxxxRamesses II rules for 67 years xxxx xxxand his war against the Hittities led to the Egyptian’s loss to the Nubians. Seti I, one who had blood relations with Ramesses II made many magnificent victories before the fall.. Ramesses II refused divine demands 1075-715 BC3rd Intermediate Period (21st-25th Dynasties)Disunity and Libyan disunify and create their own dynasty xIn the late 8th century, Nubian conquers Egypt xxxx 715-332 BCLate Period (20th-30th Dynasties, 2nd Persian Period)Egypt conquered briefly by Assyrians Cultural revival under kings from Sais Persian conquers Egypt (525-404 BC) Egypt independent again (404-343 BC) xxxx 332 BC-395 ADGreco-Roman Period (Macedonians, Ptolemies, and Romans) © Alexander the Great occupies Egypt (was given leadership by the will of Egyptians) xxxx Alexander's general, Ptolemy, becomes king and founds a dynasty xxxxThe Rosetta Stone, the stone that told us, the history buffs, how to encode Egyptian writing, was carved (196 BC) Cleopatra VII reigns from1-30 BC xxxxCleopatra VII commits suicide and Egypt becomes a