Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt was the civilization of the Nile Valley between about 3000 BC and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. As a civilization based on irrigation, it is the quintessential example of a hydraulic empire.
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History
- History of Ancient Egypt
- List of Pharaohs
- Early Dynastic Period of Egypt (1st to 2nd dynasties; until ca. 27th century BC)
- Old Kingdom (3rd to 6th dynasites; 27th to 22nd centuries BC)
- First Intermediate Period (7th to 11th dynasties)
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt (11th to 14th dynasties; 20th to 17th centuries BC)
- Second
Intermediate Period (14th to 17th dynasties)
- Hyksos (15th to 16th dynasties)
- New Kingdom of Egypt (18th to 20th dynasties; 16th to 11th centuries BC)
- Third Intermediate Period (21st to 25th dynasties; 11th to 7th centuries BC)
- Late Period of Ancient Egypt (26th to 31 dynasties; 7th century BC to 332 BC)
- Graeco-Roman Egypt (332 BC to AD 639)
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Language
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Knowledge
- 3500 BC - Faience
- 1800 BC - Berlin Papyrus
- 1800 BC - Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
- 1650 BC - Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
- 1600 BC - Edwin Smith papyrus
- 1550 BC - Ebers papyrus
- 1300 BC - Brugsch Papyrus
- Other:
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Geography
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Culture
- Egyptian mythology
- Great Pyramid of Giza
- Suez Canal and Al Fayyum
- Medical institutions
- Scientific method
- Arts of the ancient world
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See also
- Egyptology
- Egyptian Museum
- List of Ancient Egyptians
- List of Ancient Egyptian sites
- Ancient Egyptian art
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External Link
- Ancient Egypt Online (http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com)
