Pharaohs And Their Roles
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...and what might come to mind are Pharaohs, deserts and pyramids. It’s true that much of Egypt is desert, except for a strip next to the Nile which is fertile. And while it’s true that Pharaohs ruled for a good portion of Egypt’s history, the country was more than its rulers and buildings. The three main periods, known as the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom, saw Egypt’s rulers in differing roles, leading to distinctly different periods in this country.
History before the Pharaohs
Egyptian history is divided into 31 royal dynasties, typically grouped throughout 8 periods (History of Ancient Egypt, 2001). Three of the periods, The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom and The New Kingdom were periods during which glorious advances in art and technology took place. However, in between these periods lay dark ages – known as “Intermediate Periods” in which anarchy, wars and disintegration took place,
Egypt, which arose from the banks of the Nile around approximately 5000 BC, didn’t begin as a one-government country to start with (History of Ancient Egypt, 2001)....
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